Agony of an Octogenarian…The Tragedies that Broke Tony Anenih
Like an ill wind that blows no good, death afflicted Chief Tony Anenih in the strangest of ways, in the last one month. It claimed the two most precious people in his life. News of their death filtered to the ears and consciousness of the foremost politician as the wind chime spreads its stillness on a joyous homestead, wiping out all traces of gaiety and love. Who would Tony Anenih lean on now? Who would be there for him as he enters the twilight of a most eventful life? In his early 80s, who would console the People’s Democratic Party chieftain, who lost his wife and first son three weeks apart? The grief and agony are unimaginable. But at a time like this, only the amazing grace of the Almighty can ease the pains of bereavement. Last Sunday, Eugene, Anenih’s first son had slumped during a game of table tennis and efforts by his friends to administer CPR on him proved abortive. Sadly, the Anenih family was still mourning the death of their matriarch who passed on last month and was in the morgue awaiting burial. Eugene was making huge plans for his mum’s burial before his own death. His funeral rites began Thursday, May 18th, with a Service of Songs at Catholic Church of Divine Mercy, Lekki, Lagos, followed by funeral mass and internment at Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi on Friday. He left behind a wife and kids.
Eugene, a 1990 BioChemistry graduate of the University of Benin was the chief executive officer of Nova Finance and Securities Limited.