Princess Margaret Obaigbena returns & home
In a tribute message to the family, President Muhammadu Buhari said. “I commiserate with you, members of your family, and the entire people of Delta State on the loss of your mother, Princess Margaret, a pillar of strength for the family, an accomplished mother and revered community leader, whose absence will be felt far beyond her immediate environment. “The demise of Princess will no doubt create a great vacuum in the community. I, therefore, urge the family to take solace in the understanding that she lived her passion by caring for the distressed and disadvantaged.” “I use this opportunity to condole with the government and people of Edo and Delta States on the loss of the illustrious citizen who contributed immensely to the development of the two states. Her role as special adviser to three governors of Delta State will remain indelible in the annals of the state.”
Princess Obaigbena, who passed away after a brief illness on Friday, June 17, 2022, at 87, was born in Enugu on August 16, 1934, to Pa Paul Owakwe and Mrs Grace Osinole Usifoh of Owa Kingdom, Ika North East LGA, Delta State. She was mother to the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY Newspapers/ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, Prince Benjamin Obaigbena, a retired director at the former Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), as well as Princess Isioma Ukwa, Prince Alan Glory Obaigbena, the late Prince Rotimi Obaigbena, and Princess Ogochukwu Aneke. She is also survived by her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.