President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL), Dr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani over the death of his father, Pa Egbedubi Nwokocha.
Pa Nwokocha passed on January 3, 2022, in Lagos at the age of 101 years and his remains would be buried at his hometown Umuosoko, Awomukwu, Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State on April 22, 2022.
Other notable persons that have condoled Dr. Ubani over the irreparable loss included Governors Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, former Governor of Abia State and the current Chief Whip of the Senate, Minister of Niger Delta, former Governor and former Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Godswill Akpabio.
Others include Minister of State for Mines and Steel, Dr. Uche Ogah, Senators Ekweremadu, Abaribe, Nkechi Nwaogu, Hon Sam Onuigbo, NBA President, Olumide Akpata, President of African Bar Association Mr. Hannibal Uwaifor, Chief Judges of Abia and Lagos States, some Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, former Presidents of the Nigerian Bar Association and former Group Managing Director, Diamond Bank, Alex Oti.
In a condolence letter dated April 11, 2022, and signed by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari was quoted as giving glory to God for the gift of longevity, which saw Pa Nwokocha live up to 101 years.
The President saluted Pa Nwokocha for his indelible footprints on the sands of time, which gained him a reputation as a man of peace, a philanthropist, a dutiful father, a public-spirited individual, and a man of integrity.
Condoling Dr. Ubani, the only son of the deceased, and the many grandchildren and great-grandchildren left by the departed, President Buhari, urged them to keep the flag of the good works hoisted by their patriarch flying, knowing that in that wise, Papa Nwokocha would live forever in the hearts and minds of all who knew him.
The President also urged the family to give the departed a befitting rite of passage, as the soul of Egoro Oti marches on.
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