Nov 22 at 9:20 PM
WE
MOURN THE PASSING AWAY OF PRINCE AUDU ABUBAKAR
It
is with great shock that we received the news of the death of Prince Audu
Abubakar, the candidate of our great party; the All Progressives Congress (APC)
for the Kogi State governorship election that took place on November 21, 2015.
The death of Prince Audu Abubakar is indeed one of the most tragic anti-climax
in contemporary Nigerian politics.
Prince
Audu Abubakar’s dodged political profile translates to CONSISTENCY IN PURSUING THE GREATER GOOD. He was one of the few
leaders who championed the campaign for the creation of Kogi State. Kogi
electorate recognized his commitment to the development of Kogi State when in
November 1991 they elected him as the first civilian Governor of the State. Unfortunately,
Prince Abubakar’s brilliant stint in office was cut short by military
intervention in 1993. At the return of democratic rule in 1999, Kogi people
returned him with a fresh mandate.
At
every opportunity to serve his people, Prince Audu Abubakar had always put his
hands to the plough. A few of Prince Abubakar’s landmark legacies include the
Kogi State Government House, Kogi State University, Kogi State Polytechnic,
Kogi State Television, Radio and Newspaper outfits, Kogi State Stadium, hundreds
of rural electrification and water projects, Beach Confluence Hotel, 3 major
housing estates, attraction of major industrial concerns to Kogi State and the
transformation of Lokoja into a modern state capital.
Given
this painful passage, we can only surrender to the will of the Almighty God. We
condole with the family of Prince Audu Abubakar, the good people of Kogi State,
the leadership of our great party, APC members all over the world and all lovers
of democracy.
In
death, we celebrate a great son of Kogi State and Nigeria. As
Progressive Governors, we remain resolute and shall stand by the family of
Prince Audu Abubakar, the defiantly progressive people of Kogi State and
Nigeria and our reliant leaders of APC at all levels to consummate the
electoral victory of APC in Kogi State.
Owelle Rochas OKOROCHA
CHAIRMAN
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Esohe Eboigbe
A
g
. Communication Officer
Progressive Governors Forum
79, Nelson Mandela Street
Asokoro
Abuja.
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