In response to the saddened experience which took place on Sunday the Nigerian President;Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed shock and sadness over the death of its Minister of State for Labour, Mr. James Ocholi (SAN), who
together with his wife and son was killed in a car crash on Sunday.
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari described
the minister’s death as untimely, regretting that Nigeria had lost a key component of the change agenda.
“Barrister Ocholi was an accomplished and patriotic
Nigerian, who was keen to accept the call to service at a time his country needed him,” Buhari
said.
He noted that in the few months he had been in office, the late minister of state had already begun
to distinguish himself through his commitment and dedication to his portfolio.
Buhari also condoled with the government and people of Kogi State, whom he described as having
lost a distinguished and irreplaceable son.
He prayed that God would comfort them and grant
them the grace to bear the loss.
“The entire country mourns the loss of this great
man, who has sadly left us when we need him most,” Buhari added.
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