“I prayed that a permanent stop will come to the loss of prominent citizens of the State in their prime, and the loss of tapping from their well of wisdom.”
The governor, in a tribute to Dr. Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo, who died during an encounter with armed robbers around Akure in Ondo State on Sunday, recalled that just within a year, another legal luminary and former minister of labour, Barrister James Ocholi, died in an auto crash.
The tribute, which was issued today, Monday by the chief press secretary, Petra Akinti Onyegbule, quoted governor Yahaya Bello as describing late Onukaba as Literary icon, formidable playwright, distinguished citizen, illustrious Kogi son and former governorship aspirant in Kogi state.
The Governor remembers the departed for his good character, intellectual sagacity, embedded candour, manifest brilliance, literary fecundity and unflinching love for the progress and development of our dear State that made him aspire to the highest political office in the land.
“He will be remembered for charging the people of the state to pull behind Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello to ensure a total redemption and progress for the State on all frontiers.
The governor, who commiserated with the family of Dr. Onukaba who he said lived a fulfilled life of grace, integrity, selflessness and dutiful service to mankind.
He charged the family, friends and admirers to take solace in the fact that Onukaba lived well and left indelible marks in the sands of time.
“Indeed, death can kill good people, but it cannot kill their good name. The blissful memories, great works and humane deeds of the sound egghead will continually remain with us.
“Dr. Onukaba was a rare gem, a sound mind and a technocrat per excellence. He will be sorely missed for his kind heartedness. He has done things definitely worth writing about and written things worth reading, and as such can never be forgotten in the coming generation.”
The governor prayed that the Almighty Allah would comfort his family and grant repose to his amiable soul. [myad]
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