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Article written by Future Awards co-founder, Adebola Williams. Read below...
We do not have a photo together, no memories of trips together but you left a meeting of a life time. I am broken by the news of your death, heavily so that I begin to wonder maybe I should never have responded to that message, well I didn't at first. So maybe I should never have offered you that drink (i mean I didn't think much of it, just extending courtesy to Ebukas friend) so you wouldnt have sent me a thank you message, then I wouldn't have had to respond, so you wouldn't have come to deceive me with your friendship
Not in a very
long time have I met a 26 year old that impressed me this much, quite
accomplished but so humble, so kind, so meek, gentle yet so aware and
smart and fun and genuine and fearless. In a few weeks you have shared
so much of yourself, becoming a favorite, shared of your aspirations and
we would talk through and plan them out, I would ask what you want and
you would say pray for me. Maybe I should have prayed more....
You
were going to go for your next development course but was worried if
you showed interest now they might send you and make you miss your
sisters wedding in September, or Ebuka's wedding in October or your
friend who will have your head if you don't make the wedding in
November. So you would rather delay that progress for three months to be
there for these people. That's who he was. He gave so much and always
quick to reject favors. Always quick to tell me you didn't have to
bother. Now I wish I did more, but I didn't even know what to do for
you. But I am glad to have done what I could. I remember your message to
me accusing me of always feeling like an Angel when I offered to help
with your dads present. Peter it was what you gave you got back; I
mirrored you to you.
I have ordered your fathers pen with his
name engraved as you requested, it will be delivered next week and I
will ensure it gets to him as I pay my respects to you.
I didn't think it was
you that deserved to lay lifeless in a polythene bag but the Lord has
asked me, "who are my to determine when and how?"
I
am beginning to accept that the world doesn't deserve you, God only
sent you to show us what he would like us to be and snatched you quickly
before this world messes your kind soul. You have gone to the rightful
place with the father.
Heaven is where you belong.
Rest well Champion!
I can't begin to imagine what Ebuka Obi Uchendu feels, Olamide Adedeji, Noble Igwe who you always revered and said to me gave you your first job, and many more who have all kind things to say of you.
Oh
your mother and father you spoke of so highly, they were your ultimate
role models. I am glad I encouraged you to take them to dinner on their
last trip, you almost missed it but somehow you did and they loved it.
Your sisters you spoke of often with so much pride, Ajoke and others
Time can't heal this wound but God will touch everyone of them with peace and release succor around them in love.
You
are a Champion for life and I wish the world knew you while you were
alive. I do hope that everyone of us will take a little lesson from your
life and live more purposefully, being truly kind and sharing genuinely
wanting nothing back.
We love you Champ!
Odigbere, odoju ala, odi ari na ko.
Omo oko, okurin meta, Peter K. Bello II .
Sun re!
With JOY
Adebola
Quite unfortunate,especially when parents bury their child. What an irreparable loss. R.I.P to all the souls lost in the air mishap.
At the risk of sounding insensitive but it seems like it's only peter that has media attention since this sad incidence; what about the other victims? I hope it's not because he's young and very good looking. Rest in peace Peter; perfect peace.
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