A tribute to our friend, sister, a STOG and a STAR – Ify Wogu
It was a Poet of ages past that declared, ‘Tell me not in mournful numbers, life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers and things are not what they seem.
He said ‘…. life is real! and life is earnest! but the grave is not its goal.’’
IFY, is it really true that you are gone? When are you coming back?, tell us, you are not gone, how can you go without a notice!!!
How can you go and leave your friends, sisters, fellow STOGS and STARs, we were family, brought together by the fate of STOGA and STARDOM which is a gift, we were truly chums.
You were smart, I respect you a lot; bold character, nice, cheerful, there was a life outside of STOGA and STARDOM for us, You were like a clown with all those long lectures you gave me but we were Buddys and always in contact.
I remember when we argue our life out on the STOGA EXCOS PAGE and sometimes privately on those diverse and many issues we well delve into, many times, we will be divided in views, you brought a very deep ethical, professional and procedural perspective into those arguments and I respected them a lot, we will be screaming on top of our voices like ‘what the hell is wrong with these people in this association, we did not notice anybody but the icing will eventually be broken and we were together jesting and making plans to move forward again hence you were able to make the constitution possible.
You were a lawyer but your in-depth knowledge of diverse field of study is what I have never seen before. I liked to listen to you in those discussions, you could flow so effortlessly, you could articulate so well, very intelligent but yet you were so friendly and not a show lady .
Oh! the law, the sisterhood has been broken and we can never never be the same without you.
I was thinking of you picking my calls and to hear you speak, let me know where they got the news that you are gone but I knew you were never to speak again.
Adieu! my mentor as you call yourself.
Adieu! The law as many call you
Adieu! IFY. I hope to see you again.
From the Mentee as you always call me.
Courtesy Jubilee Oyefia (Barr Mrs)