Babatunde Fashola, Yahaya Bello, and wears sad look after the arrival of the late minister
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the demise of one of his ministers, James Ocholi.
The late minister of state for labour and productivity, who also lost his wife and son in a fatal accident on Sunday, March 6, 2016, was described by the president as one of the agents of his change agenda.
While conveying President Buhari’s condolence to the family and the people of Kogi state, the Secretary General to the Federation (SGF), Bachir Lawal, noted that it was an unfortunate incident.
There was reports that the SGF noted that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) was still in shock with the incident and are presently mourning their colleague who just passed away.
In the same vein, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Shehu Garba, while speaking on behalf of the president, noted that the late Ocholi was a key component of President Buhari’s change agenda.
He said: “Barrister Ocholi was an accomplished and patriotic Nigerian, who was keen to accept the call to service at a time his country needed him.”
Meanwhile, we gathered that the body of the late minister has arrived the mortuary in the National hospital, Abuja with many sympathisers wailing over the sad news. Journalists were also barred from taking pictures from the scene as everybody was still trying to get over the shock of the sudden incident.
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