The Queen Returns Home, by Fred Ohwahwa

His funeral was an incredible send-off. This is the stuff of which myths are made. It is unlikely that many of us who have attended an exceptional funeral will ever see such a thing again in our lifetime. Kings have died and been buried over the past 100 years; heads of state and government also followed the path of all mortals during the same period. None, I repeat none, come close to the farewell given to the late British monarch.

Incredible. Amazing. Great. Excellent. Exceptional. Exciting. Extraordinary. Great. Inspiring. History.

It's hard to find the right words to describe Queen Elizabeth II's transition and its aftermath, culminating with her funeral on Monday, September 19.

The announcement of his imminent death was announced to us a few hours earlier. The palace had issued a statement that the queen was seriously ill. And the moment came on the evening of Thursday, September 8. Although she was quite old at 96, her transition was still a dark moment. Many people around the world will remember exactly where they were when the news broke.

My wife and I were in a fancy hotel in Abuja, enjoying the frills of a party thrown for a friend and some of his colleagues by his organization.

It was clear from that moment that a great thing had happened to the world. Queen Elizabeth II, a permanent fixture in the world, had passed away. It was a time of mourning; but it was also a time in history. A time to remember; an unforgettable moment.

A queen for the ages is gone. A void has been created. To be filled by his son, who will automatically become King Charles III.

His funeral was an incredible send-off. This is the stuff of which myths are made. It is unlikely that many of us who have attended an exceptional funeral will ever see such a thing again in our lifetime. Kings have died and been buried over the past 100 years; heads of state and government also followed the path of all mortals during the same period. None, I repeat none, come close to the farewell given to the late British monarch.

The greatest irony was that, thanks to the death of their queen, the British people got the best public relations blitz for many generations. Of course, the monarch's death was not unexpected, since all mortals will bid farewell to this world at some point. And a lot of the things we saw on display had actually been repeated over the years. But there's no doubt that almost every aspect of the Queen's transition has exceeded expectations.

Surely there are a few people in the world who have grumbled, asking why so much fuss is being made about Her Majesty's passing. Some have even explored Britain's colonial history and concluded that there is nothing uplifting about the British people and their monarch.

Well, it's a free world, and people have the right to express their opinions and their frustrations.

I'll focus on the uplifting and takeaway points instead. The flawless planning and execution of funeral plans is worthy of emulation. By all men and women who wish to progress. You don't give what you don't have. The British people have once again demonstrated...