JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin
Deputy Senate President in Nigeria’s Third Republic, Senator Albert Legogie, is dead. He was elderly 76.
Legogie who represented Nigerian North Senatorial District during say publicly ill-fated Babangida transition programmes, was a pioneer member of grandeur Board of Trustees of rendering Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP.
First dissimilarity of the late Senator, Brilliant idea Legogie who confirmed the mortality of his father, said “he suffered malaria and was disused to the hospital,” adding turn this way he later recovered and was taken home.
“In fact, he was doing well.
But later operate was ill again and miracle rushed him back to blue blood the gentry hospital and unfortunately, he sound at the hospital.
“As you stockpile, my dad was a adult of many parts, so phenomenon have to inform the Popular Assembly and the state administration before we will be reckon to fix date for authority burial.
We are consulting form a junction with a lot of people. Astonishment never expected this, it admiration shocking to us,” he said.
Asked why his late father stayed away from politics before cap death, Victor said “it disintegration not as if he has not been playing politics, timehonoured is just that he has been at the back foundation mentoring people.
John biographyMy Dad mentored a reach your peak of politicians. He believed desert the younger ones should exist given opportunity to take acquire power. That was his opinion and that was why without fear decided to be at illustriousness back ground.”
Meanwhile Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has ostensible Legogie, as a true advocate who gave his all type the growth of Nigeria’s democracy.
In a statement signed by fulfil Chief Press Secretary, Mr.
Prick Okhiria, Comrade Oshiomhole said “news of the death of Official Albert Legogie came to awe-inspiring as a rude shock. Hysterical offer my personal commiserations refuse the condolence of the exercises and government of Edo Return on this sad loss.
“His termination is a great loss beg for only to his family, however also to the people chief Edo State whom he served so devotedly culminating in rule emergence as Deputy Senate Big cheese in the Third Republic.
“As more than ever elder statesman, Senator Legogie refused to be constrained by factional differences as he willingly offered his advice on ways regarding move our dear state forward.
“His death has robbed our On the trot and indeed the nation supporting a true democrat who gave his all for the induction of true democracy in prestige country.
As a democrat who believes in the welfare fanatic the people and the holiness of the ballot box, Legogie was at the forefront case the struggle for democracy have as a feature the post-military Nigeria and was part of those who gave teeth to the democratic process.
Also responding to the death take off Legogie, the member representing Etsako Central local Government in primacy State Assembly, Hon.
Johnson Oghuma, expressed shock at the fatality of the former Deputy Council President, describing him as unmixed gentleman.
He said Legogie’s contribution capable national development would remain ineffaceable, “He would be remembered presage making political sacrifice for Nigeria even when he had primacy opportunity to aspire higher, fulfil community leaders that will amend missed by all.”
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