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PASSAGE: HON. JUSTICE ANTHONY AIDEYEYANOBA AGUN, KSM (1935-2023)

BY LEO EZEKIEL

 

Wednesday 3^rd May, 2023 is the Valedictory Court Session at High Court Complex, Sapele Road, Benin City, Edo State in honour of Hon Justice Agun and that same day his vigil mass at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Obehi Avenue, Off 2^nd Ugbor Road, G.R.A, Benin City. Thursday 4^th May, 2023 Requiem mass at St Peter’s Catholic Church and his body departs for Eme-Ora, Owan West Local Government Area for interment. 

Saturday 6^th May, 2023 social dance for Hon. Justice Agun at Edo Hotel Marquee, Okada Avenue, G.R.A, Benin City, Edo State and of a truth the children of Late Hon. Justice Agun did not let their father down because the entire hall is beautifully decorated with modern trappings. 

The social dance for Hon. Justice Agun, gathered the crème de-la-crème of the society and all the sectors of the economy are heavily represented mostly the judiciary his primary constituency. Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonline the eldest son of Hon. Justice Agun, Engr. Lawrence Omokhudu Agun states that he is also named Chukwudi because his mother is from Kwale Area of Delta State, while the Lawrence Omokhudu Agun is as a result that his father hailed from Eme-Ora of Owan West Local Government Area, Edo State.

He says that his father was a great man, not with standing that he was his father, adding that his father was full of love, he was a symbol of Joy adducing that he has never seen his father frowning or angry while he was alive. He added that he has never seen his father fighting. He was a man of peace. He added that his father loved Justices, Equity and he did not maltreat people willfully, or hated anyone without any reason and he was a loving man. 

He added that his father was heavily loved by anybody he came in contact with. He added that his father was always happy and smiling and his younger sister called him (a smiling judge). He added that his father took care of all of them as his children and as well as all his family members. He added that his father loved all that came in contact with him. 

He added that hence his father was a man of peace, that he too as his son would try to live up to that standard because his late father had impacted the spirit of peacefulness into him, the spirit of love, the spirit of tolerance, the spirit of understanding, the spirit of lending a helping hand to less privilege ones within the society. 

He added that in life there is nothing anybody would do that everyone would like the person or all would speak good and kind words about the person adding that his late father had impacted his spirit fully in him to live a good lifestyle with all and sundry.