The Obileche Ebebeogu family of Amanasaa village, Owerre-Akokwa autonomous community, Ideato North local government area, Imo State will on Friday, November 4th, 2022 bid farewell to their matriarch, the late Chief Peter. N Obileche (Enyioha 1 of Akokwa).
Aged 82, the late Chief Obileche is survived by many relations, including Chief Willie Obi (Agbarusia Ngele 1 of Akokwa).
During his life time, Chief Obileche was a shrewd businessman, a devout Christian and a community leader.
According to a program of events released by the family, his rites of passage will commence with his remains Lying-in-state in his compound on 4th November, 2022.
This will be followed by a 10am mass in his honour at St. David’s Catholic Church, Owerre Akokwa.
Thereafter, internment and reception follow at his compound.
There will be a Thanksgiving mass on Sunday, 6th November, 2022 at St. David’s Catholic Church, Owerre Akokwa.
Chief Obileche was born in January 1940 to the family of Late Nze Obileche Ebubeogu and Late Lolo Nnudibia Obileche Ebubeogu of Ama-Ukapka Kindred in Amanasaa Village (Then Kindred) of Owerre Akokwa. He was the 4th child of his parents.
The young Peter commenced his early education in 1958 despite stiff opposition from his father who feared his young son would be corrupted by influence of western education and Christianity.
At school, he was given express admission into Standard One because of his height, size and age.
Peter was a brilliant student hence by 1962 he was already in Standard Five. In 1963 he was among the first set of pupils that entered Standard Six, equivalent of today’s JSS 1. He wrote his common entrance examination but unfortunately could not further his education beyond Standard Six.
He was a peace loving person and because of his size, he protects all his siblings and relations from being bullied by others.
In 1964, Late P. N Obileche travelled to Port Harcourt to stay with his immediate elder brother the Late, Cletus Chukwuma Obileche and his maternal uncle, the Late Sam Ndubuisi. At Port Harcourt, he started engine oil business opposite A.G Leventis, Mile 1 Aba road.
This booming business was however truncated between 1967 and 1970 by the Nigerian civil war, forcing Peter and his brother and uncle to return home.
Having relocated home, he picked the pieces of his life by resuming the business, this time around at Orie Akokwa market.
Following the end of the war, Peter returned to Port Harcourt to meet a devastated city. Unable to relaunch his business there, he relocated to Aba with Late Chief Paul Ereh and got a space at 93 Port Harcourt Road where he started selling oil and was residing at 85 Port Harcourt road.
A consumate family man, Peter married his first wife, the late Dorothy Obileche in 1968, however, the union produced no children, forcing him to take a second wife, the Mrs Angela Obileche in 1980 who bore him six children.
During his life time, Chief Peter Obileche participated actively in the affairs of Akokwa hence his membership of several pro- Akokwa organisations.
For example, Late chief P. N Obileche was among the founding fathers of Owerre Akokwa future Hopes association and owere Akokwa concerned citizens.
He was member Ohaigiri social club of Ideato and equally belonged to Owerre Akokwa Welfare Association Aba branch, where he once served as the president of the association.
Peter was also the first vice president of Akokwa United progressive Peoples Assembly (AUPPA). He was a member of AUPPA Aba branch till his death.
He was a member Akokwa Committee of friends, Aba Headquarter and a patron of Owerre Akokwa Welfare Association Aba branch.
