Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed
deep sympathy to the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) Delta State Council,
Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE) and the Ofoeyeno family
over the death of their Chairman and father, late Comrade David Ofoeyeno.
Late Comrade David Ofoeyeno |
In a statement by the Governor's Chief Press Secretary, Mr
Charles Ehiedu Aniagwu, Governor Okowa said he was deeply touched by the death
of Comrade David Ofoeyeno, a well known and respected labour leader in the
state.
Governor Okowa described Comrade Ofoeyeno as a personal
friend whose invaluable support and contributions to labour movement will be
missed by all and sundry.
"On behalf of my family, the government and people of
Delta State, I mourn the demise of a friend and brother, Comrade David
Ofoeyeno, who until his death was the Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC
Delta State Council, President Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees,
(NULGE), Delta State Council.''
The statement further urged the Ofoeyeno family to see the
death of their beloved patriarch as an act of God, and urged the children of
the deceased to emulate the exemplary life of their father and be consoled by
the knowledge that their late father lived a worthy and very fulfilled life in
the service of his family and organized labour in Delta State.
The Governor prays that God will grant organized labour,
the Ofoeyeno family the fortitude to bear the loss of Comrade David Ofoeyeno
and prayed God almighty to grant him eternal rest.
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