Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has on the death of former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, GCON, who passed on yesterday in a London hospital at 85 years.
Governor Okowa also conveyed his condolences to the family of the late Elder Statesman particularly the Oko Kingdom, describing him as a committed patriot who served our nation at the highest levels with an uncommon sense of patriotism and unwavering dedication.
In a statement in Asaba by his Chief Press Secretary, Charles Aniagwu, the Governor said he was saddened by the demise of the former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the People's Democratic Party, PDP.
Governor Okowa remarked that as a democrat, the late Ekwueme etched his name in the annals of Nigeria's democratic advancement by working courageously for the emergence and consolidation of the Fourth Republic in 1999 when he joined forces with other leaders to form the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
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