The remains of the late Pop-Gospel singer, Kefee (Irikefe Don-Momoh nee
Obareki), would be laid to rest on Friday, July 11, 2014 in her hometown—
Okpara-Inland, Ethiope East local government, Delta State.
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Artistes & Entertainment personalities at Kefee's family house in Sapele
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The family disclosed this to members of the Kefee Memorial Committee (a
collection of artists and entertainment personalities) who paid a condolence
visit to the late singer’s parents in their Sapele, Delta State home on
Wednesday, July 2 2014.
A statement released by her publicist in Lagos on Thursday states that
Kefee’s husband, Teddy Don-Momoh, who has been making arrangements to bring her
body back from the U.S., would arrive the country first to receive her body
before taking her down to Delta State for burial.
Teddy had earlier indicated that his wife’s family had requested that
she be buried in their hometown, with a celebratory service in Sapele
afterwards and he was comfortable with the arrangement.
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| L-R Chika 100%, Sammie Okposo, Nikki Laoye, Princess, Anny, Linda Etukudo, Rex & Covenant |
The condolence team who travelled to Sapele from Lagos included Sammie
Okposo, Nikki Laoye, Annie Ibrahim, Gordons, Princess, Linda Etukudo, Rex
Anighoro, Noah Momodu, Covenant and Chika 100%
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| Kefee's father and Nigerian singer, Sammie Okposo |
Sammie, who spoke on behalf of the committee, told Kefee’s family that
the delegation was in Sapele to commiserate with them on their loss and
harmonise the arrangements of the Kefee Memorial Committee with the
preparations of her family.
He expressed his sadness to be visiting on such a mission but that the
contributions of their daughter to the entertainment industry meant that
entertainers in Nigeria wanted to celebrate and pay their last respects to one
of their own.
“We will perform the last respects we owe our sister to the best of our
abilities. We will let the world know that a queen was here and she will always
be celebrated.
“She brought peace, happiness and love to the world even in her passing
and even though we are heartbroken, we will be comforted in the fact that God
knows best and we cannot question him”, he said.
Anny, a Gospel artist and close friend to Kefee, spoke of how Kefee
introduced her into the entertainment industry and said that she had stopped
mourning but was now celebrating Kefee’s life.
Comedian, Princess, said: “Kefee was a huge gift put in a small
container for all of us and we didn’t even know how powerful she was. She made
such a huge impact in her short life that some men of 50 years have not
achieved. You are a lucky man to have had her as your child,” she told Kefee’s
father.
Nikki Laoye, a Gospel Artist spoke of their friendship and further
shared: “Kefee was a fighter and unapologetically passionate about her music
and her art. Till her last breath, she spent her time and energy sharing her
message of love, strength and peace across the world.”
She promised the family that the entertainment industry would continue
to support them and prayed for their continued good health, especially, in
times like this.
Other members of the delegation spoke in the same vein and afterwards
Kefee’s father, Mr Andrew Obareki thanked them for the visit
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| Kefee's father speaking to the guests |
He said the visit had reduced their grief and prayed that God would
continue to guide and guard the entertainment industry so there will be no
similar occurrences like the untimely death of his daughter.
“I stand on the authority of the word of God and use the key of David to
shut the gates of death from the entertainment industry; there shall be no more
sudden, tragic, premature and untimely deaths.
“I’m glad Kefee touched the lives of many and her memory will continue
to live on. Sometimes it’s not easy to give God thanks but we have no choice”,
he said.
Kefee was a well-liked Pop-Gospel artist who had been active in the
entertainment industry for the past ten years. She was born on Feb. 5, 1980 in
Sapele, Delta State and was known as the Branama Queen, in reference to her
debut hit track and album, ‘Branama’.
She also scored a hit with the track, ‘Kokoroko’, featuring Timaya and
had four albums to her credit— ‘Branama’ (2003), ‘Branama 2’ (2005), ‘A Piece
of Me’ (2009) and ‘Chorus Leader’ in 2013.
Kefee passed away on June 13, 2014, in the United States of America.
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