Former vice-presidential candidate Peter Obi has condoled with Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa who lost his father Arthur Okowa on January 28.
In a condolence message from his media office on Friday, Mr Obi described the late Okowa as an elder statesman who desired peaceful living and unity in society.
Obi said Okowa’s death was a great loss to the people of Delta and to Nigeria in general.
“My dear friend and brother, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, on behalf of my family, I commiserate with you over the death of your dear father. Death is a painful experience, but one cannot question the will of the Almighty,” he said.
Obi extended his condolence to the “good people of Delta State who felt the immediate impact of Pa Okowa’s fatherhood”. He prayed God to grant them the fortitude to bear the loss, while praying God to grant the deceased eternal rest in heaven.
Until his death, Okowa was the Okpara-Uku of Owa-Alero in Ika North East Local Government Area of the state.
