By Louis Odion
It is very hard to accept the fact of Prince Emeka Obasi’s passing. Like a warrior, he fought hard till his last breath against a medical condition that sapped him of everything: from vigour to finance, everything.
But there was something that infirmity couldn’t take away — the warmth of his spirit.
Like a true warrior, Prince pushed back for more than eight years, against this strange affliction, this invincible foe.
Whenever I could, I would stop by at his Ikeja GRA, Lagos home, full of laughter and deep Christian faith.
We would gist and joke on every thing … politics and personal issues … till nightfall.
Always around was his soulmate and sweetheart, Dr. (Mrs.) Betty Obasi, a tower of strength to hubby through the dark tunnel of adversity.
He fondly called me “My in-law” (wife Betty hails from Edo State like me).
We spoke as recently as few weeks ago. As frail as his voice sounded, he continued to echo courage in the throes of unspeakable misery.
Adieu my friend and brother, the true Prince of Nigeria, the one whose eyes were truly blind to ethnicity and religion, whose mind was completely free. Adieu, Prince.
▪︎ Odion, FNGE, is Senior Technical Assistant on Media to the President (OVP)
(Pix: (R) Prince Obasi, wife Betty and Louis Odion during our last meeting.)