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| Late mum and Jim |
It hurts losing precious ones,
especially a dear mother. SHOWBIZPLUSng gathered that after weeks of keeping
mum and staying off the social media to mourn the loss of his late mother,
controversial thespian, Jim Iyke has finally spoken.
In a press statement signed by the actor’s publicist, Mitch Ngaman, it was
disclosed that Iyke’s mother, “Mrs. Ngozi Gladys Okelue Esomugha, was born on
May 3, 1947, and succumbed to a long battle with illness on Monday, March 24,
2014.
The statement also contained Iyke’s
tribute, where he extolled her late mum’s good virtues:
“My mum was a force of nature. She
was my big sister, my first wife, my confidant, my rock, my critique, my
greatest fan and regal leader.
She was a radiant, gorgeous woman
with a smile bigger than the sun and always ready to embrace anyone for all the
good and even wrong reasons. My sun is gone. The dull numbing ache in my heart
will never be pacified by any woman alive. Not my lover, sisters nor even a
daughter I may one day bear. The relationship of a mother and an only son is
uniquely eternal and spiritual, transcending human comprehension. Mine with
Gladys is even far strangely beyond that.
They say it’s a blessing if a son
buries his mother and not the other way around. I’m not sure they’re entirely
right. They also said one never recovers from the loss of their mother. I hope
they are right! May I never recover from the memories of your celestial love,
sacrifices, warmth, your contagious laughter and merciless wit. Your enthusiasm
for life and service of others was infectious. I’ll miss you each and every
waking moment of my life. I know you’re in a better place now.
I’ll carry on everything you stood
for ‘till my last days. You came and saw and conquered. Adieu Gladys. From your
boy, Jim. I love you till the last breathe I take.”
Meanwhile, Esomugha’s family members
are yet to come up with a date for the burial and other funeral rites, which
many believe will hold anytime soon.
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