By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has mourned the death of the immediate past chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum Arc. Gabriel Yakubu Aduku who died in the early hours of Monday.
In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah, Governor Ododo described Arc. Aduku, a one time Minister of state for health, as a frontline politician and a respected community leader who contributed immensely to the development of Kogi State and Nigeria.
The Governor noted that Arc. Aduku was an uncommon politician whose intellectual abilities and political acumen impacted the political landscape of Kogi State and Nigeria at large.
Governor Ododo described the death of Arc. Aduku as a major loss to the people of Kogi State who have been deprived of the wisdom and guidance of a man whose vast experience in different spheres of life would remain a point of reference for the younger generation.
The late Arc. Aduku who was the President of the Nigerian Institute of Architects until his death was a consummate professional whose experience inspired many Kogites and Nigerians across generations, the statement added.
Governor Ododo commiserated with the family of the late Octogenarian and the people of the state for the irreparable loss and prayed for the peaceful repose of the soul of the late politician.
Chief Gabriel Aduku was born on Thursday 3rd February, 1944 in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State and died at the age of 80 in the United States of America.
