The legendary singer, actress, journalist, author, and politician, known for her talent and activism, passed away on Tuesday night, July 30, at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after collapsing at Mrs. Stella Okoli’s birthday party, where she gave her final performance. After her passing, an opinion piece she wrote for Premium Times in 2021 is gaining new attention. In the piece, Onyeka described how she wanted to be buried.
she stated “Do it quickly, quietly and privately.”
She urged her loved ones to “mourn, yes but not excessively,” and to instead focus on celebrating her life with prayers and light-hearted moments
She added: “Celebrate me with prayers, lunch or dinner afterwards. Share some jokes about me and laugh.
“Make merriment and then go about your business. If my friends want to celebrate me, they should do so while I am alive, so that I can enjoy it with them, not when I am gone and have no idea about this. That is me Onyeka Onwenu.”
She said: “I am very uncomfortable with the lavish display of wealth on any occasion, especially in a time of hardship and lack for most others.”
