The Enugu State Government, Wednesday morning, confirmed the death of the Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, Chief Patrick Omeje Jnr.
DAILY POST had reported that Omeje died on Tuesday at a private hospital in Enugu, the State Capital.
The State Government said it is “deeply saddened by the news”.
In a statement by Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, the State government expressed its heartfelt condolences to late Omeje’s family, the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and the people of Nsukka Local Government Area.
It described the late Council Chairman as “a renowned politician and grassroots-mobilizer” whose sad death occurred during “his second term in office as the Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area”.
According to Aroh, “the state government is indeed proud of the various contributions Chief Patrick Omeje made to the development of Nsukka Local Government Area”.
“May the Almighty God grant us all the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss and grant his soul eternal rest”, the statement said.
