Publisher of the Leadership Newspaper, Sam Nda-Isaiah, was buried on December 28, amidst tears and eulogy from family and friends of the seasoned columnist and pharmacist.
Nda-Isaiah was buried at the Gudu Cemetery in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The event was attended by family members, friends, business associates and workers of the late entrepreneur, in line with Federal Government’s restriction on public gatherings.
The priest who presided over the solemn event, was the Archbishop of Abuja-based Supernatural Love Ministry, Dr. Calvin Antoza.
In his sermon, the priest said: “I know this year has been a tough one for many people. The pandemic has been ravaging all over the world. But our God has always given us an assurance. When we trust in Him, when we rely on Him, He will help us to navigate through the difficulties of life and even overcome some of these things that happen to us.”
Former Agriculture Minister and Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Chief Audu Ogbeh, attended the burial ceremony, including representative of the Chief of Army Staff/Chief of Military-Civil Affairs, Maj.-Gen. H. I. Bature; Chairman of TACK Agro and Chemicals, Mr. Thomas Etuh and the National Coordinator of Initiative for Peoples Rebirth (IPR), Maj.-Gen. Henry Ayoola (retd.), among others.
Nda-Isaiah died on December 11, 2020, after a brief illness at the age of 58.
Ogbeh, while speaking to journalists after the burial ceremony, said that prior to Nda-Isaiah’s death, he was going into big projects in agriculture and pharmaceutical industry.
“Each time he came to me, we kept talking about the country’s problems, our hopes and dreams; the problems confronting Nigeria now and the future, especially when the economy and politics,” he said.