The people and Government of Anambra State have expressed condolences to the Ozigbo family of Amesi in Aguata Local Government Area, and the Amilo family of Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area over the deaths of their patriarchs.
Chief Andrew Ozigbo, aged ninety-three, father of Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the November sixth governorship election in Anambra State died on 2 January, while Chief Charles Amilo, a former member of the State House of Assembly and Commissioner for Information and Culture between 2003 and 2006 breathed his last on 31 December 2021 at seventy-six years.
A statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. C. Don Adinuba said both men were distinguished by high principle and strong commitment to the public good, noting that when the soul of Anambra State was at stake, both men acted in accordance with the dictates of their conscience and allowed the supreme will of the people to prevail, regardless of their own personal or partisan interests.
Specifically, Mr. Adinuba noted that when the result of the November sixth Anambra governorship election came in and it was clear that his son was losing by a wide margin, Chief Ozigbo asked the PDP candidate to accept the outcome of the poll, even before the official announcement, and congratulate the winner, Professor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
The State Government also lauded the memory of Chief Amilo, one of the founding and prominent members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State, for placing public interest above personal and party considerations, adding that the deceased was reputed for the courage of his convictions, especially in speaking against electoral frauds.
The statement further observed that when the Anambra people overwhelmingly voted for Professor Soludo in Nigeria’s freest, fairest and most transparent election ever on November sixth, these patriotic Nigerians joined such eminent Nigerians as President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as well as all State Governors in the country to congratulate Professor Soludo and the Anambra people, adding that
history will be kind to them.
Meanwhile, Governor Willie Obiano and Professor Soludo, immediately after they were briefed about the deaths, called both the Ozigbo and Amilo families to condole them over the deaths of their patriarchs, praying that God forgives them and other departed persons of their sins.
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