Ulonna Inyama, the late registrar of the Wigwe University, Isiokpo in Rivers, has been laid to rest in her hometown Itu Ezinihitte Mbaise, in Imo State.
The requiem mass, was conducted in accordance with rites on Friday 14th November. Ulonna died on July 27 in Abuja, after a brief illness.
She was 41 years old.
Speaking at the funeral, a sister to the deceased and senior staff of NAN, Mrs Ugonne Uzoma, extolled her as a humane, confidant, mentor and resource person whose unconditional love endeared her to all around her.
A tearful Uzoma said that her late sister was an epitome of kindness and compassion who left her family with shoes bigger than they could fill. ” This loss has shattered me and my grief is palpable; she was a definition of class and excellence who supported and loved us all, unconditionally. “I look forward to the resurrection morning when I shall see my big sister again,” she said.
Also speaking, the mother of the deceased, Mrs Scholastica Inyama, described her late daughter as “kind, almost to a fault.”
She prayed to God to grant the deceased rest in his kingdom and the family the fortitude to bear the “untimely, irreparable loss.”
Adaeze Anah, a friend of the family, pened down this lamentation in honor of Ulonna, whom she referred to as a sister;
Ulonna Nwannem,
Your parents gave me a gift
Long long before I met them,
Beautiful you.
Prof. held you to his chest and called you his home A place so pure he beamed in true pride
A fortress of salvation and blessings
nurturing many with expensive grace
Great Place, Great Place
You welcomed many hearts
Many tourists, many lessons
Many sisters Many friends
We swear by your love
That we are luckier
As we twirl in grief
As we twirl in gratitude
For your life so well spent
We celebrate we venerate
Thank you Ulonna for helping many become
For the love you generously shared
And the hearts you gracefully healed,
Thank you.
For the countless times you held my broken body
And loved my confused mind back to sanity
Thank you Great Place
For guiding me through life’s wildernesses
And being my home in many lonely seasons
And now Ulonna
You are the Place I think of and cry
You are the Place I think of and smile
The sky for many rising suns.
Rest sweet my friend
Rest sweet.
Ulonna graduated with a First Class Honours from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 2004 before proceeding to work with the National Universities Commission (NUC).
At the NUC, she started as a quality assurance officer before rising to become the Executive Assistant to the Executive Secretary of the commission.
She also served in various directorates of the commission and actively contributed to many projects, policy committees and working groups within the NUC. 
She took a leave of absence from the NUC in 2022 to accept the position of Registrar at Wigwe University.
She eventually became Secretary to the Governing Council of the institution, a role she filled until her demise following a blood transfusion.
With additional information from NAN.
