Kpere-Daibo celebrates 60th years wedding anniversary
14 December 2024 |
3:30 am
It was a day of eulogies when the children, grand children, friends, relatives and well-wishers of Elder Sunday Kpere-Daibo, a retired seasoned veteran banker, and his wife, Reverend Josephine Kpere-Daibo, a humanist, rolled out the red carpet in Benin City, the Edo State Capital, to a lavish celebration of the 60th wedding anniversary and birthdays of their…
It was a day of eulogies when the children, grand children, friends, relatives and well-wishers of Elder Sunday Kpere-Daibo, a retired seasoned veteran banker, and his wife, Reverend Josephine Kpere-Daibo, a humanist, rolled out the red carpet in Benin City, the Edo State Capital, to a lavish celebration of the 60th wedding anniversary and birthdays of their nonagenarian father and octogenarian mother.
Elder Sunday Kpere-Daibo is 90 years old, while his wife turned 80 years old on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Described as a man of integrity and a visionary leader, Kpere-Daibo started his banking career with Barclays Bank in Sapele in the then Midwest region before the bank later turned to Union bank.
The celebration, which took place at the Uyi Grand International Event Centre, attracted personalities including the Archbishop of the Church of God Mission International, Bishop Margaret Benson Idahosa.
Idahosa, who showered encomiums on the celebrants, said their marriage has been an example to marriages, just as she thanked God for preserving their lives.
Idahosa said: “I don’t really have much to say but the life of the Daibo’s speaks for them. I have always told them that their lives have been an example to the believers, marriages and an example to society. I want to thank God for their lives. What you say is what you do and above all since Christ found you, you have never looked back and I want to thank God for that.
“I just pray that God will keep you and extend your lives for all that you mean to the believers. Don’t be ready to go yet because there is still more work to do; your prayers, thoughts alone will mean a lot to them. Thank God for 90 years. We are celebrating you today. There are a lot of children when their parents are alive, they cannot give them turkey or goat to celebrate but when they are gone you begin to see cows. But today, we are celebrating lives in abundance.”
The celebrants admonished young couples to imbibe the virtues of tolerance and patience; and abide by God’s principles to survive the turbulent challenges of life.
Elder Kpere-Daibo said: “Today people are in so much in a hurry. They want everything to happen in a rush but during our era there was no time to rush. Imagine me having to wait for my wife for seven years and you know that was a long time searching because I don’t want to go through the back doors. Young couples must learn to be patient.”
Daughter of the couple, Mrs Jolomi Abirhir, who described the celebration as awesome, said their parents have built a legacy worthy of emulation; adding that the celebration is to show them that the children love them. She said: “Today, my mother turned 80 and my daddy is 90. They are 60 years in marriage and it called for an awesome celebration. We are happy that both of them are alive; well and strong. They have built a wonderful legacy. My mother runs an NGO, and she has impacted many lives all over Nigeria and beyond. For us their children, it is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate them while they are still alive. So, we are very happy and grateful to God for this opportunity.”
Also, the son in-law, Eta Abirhir, said it was an honour to be married to one of the Daibo’s, adding that it is better to celebrate people when they are alive.
He said: “I am very grateful to be part of this family. I joined this family through marriage in 2005. I knew I made the right decision; they accepted me and it’s been bliss all the way. My father-in-law is energetic and I am grateful to God for giving him the strength and same to mummy.
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