Buhari, Ikpeazu, Uche Ogah, Others Condole With Monday Ubani Over Father’s Death

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, SPIDEL, Dr Monday Ubani, over the death of his father Pa Egbedubi Nwokocha.

Pa Nwokocha passed on January 3, 2022 in Lagos at the graceful age of 101.

He will be buried at his hometown Umuosoko, Awomukwu, Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State on April 22, 2022.

In a condolence letter dated April 11, 2022 and signed by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari expressed gratitude to God for the gift of longevity, which saw Pa Nwokocha live up to 101 years.

He also saluted the fact that Pa Nwokocha left his footprints on the sands of time, gaining a reputation as a man of peace, a philanthropist, a dutiful father, a public-spirited individual, and a man of integrity.

Condoling with Dr Ubani, the only son of the deceased, and the many grandchildren and great grandchildren left by the departed, President Buhari urged them to keep the flag of the good works hoisted by their patriarch flying, knowing that in that wise, Papa Nwokocha would live forever in the hearts and minds of all who knew him.

Other notable persons who have also sent their condolence messages to Dr Ubani include Governors Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Governor Aminu Tanbuwal of Sokoto State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Orji Uzor Kalu, former Governor of Abia State and the current Chief Whip of the Senate, Minister of Niger Delta, former Governor and former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio.

Others are Minister of State for Mines and Steel, Dr Uche Ogah, Senators Ekweremadu, Abaribe, Nkechi Nwaogu, Hon Sam Onuigbo, NBA President, Olumide Akpata, President of African Bar Association Mr Hannibal Uwaifor, Chief Judges of Abia and Lagos States, some Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, former Presidents of the Nigerian Bar Association and former Group Managing Director, Diamond Bank, Alex Oti amongst many others.