Umahi, Akpabio, Others Pay Final Respects to Sen. Mpigi in Home Town
The Honourable Minister of Works, Senator Engr. David Umahi, CON, on Saturday joined other top political leaders and dignitaries at the burial ceremony of former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works, Senator Barinada Barry Mpigi, held in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The event was marked by solemnity and deep reverence, as leaders from across the country gathered to honour the life and legacy of a man widely regarded as a committed public servant and accomplished lawmaker.
Among those in attendance were the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; and Senator Adams Oshiomhole, alongside other dignitaries.
The funeral service, held on Saturday, Apri
l 11, 2026, at the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Koroma Deanery Beth-El Church, drew a large congregation of mourners who came to pay their last respects to the late senator.
The service was solemn and deeply spiritual. In his sermon, the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ogoni, Ven. T.S.D. Kagbara, reminded the congregation of the transient nature of life.
“This place we are is not our everlasting home. In heaven, there is no more hunger, no more death, no more darkness… Jesus will be the light. We must give our lives to Jesus. All things will pass away, but those who do the will of God will live everlasting life,” he said.
