- Nigeria's former President Goodluck Jonathan has said the death of his former Chief Security Officer (CSO), Godwin Obuah, is painful
- Obuah died late Thursday, April 13, at the National Hospital, Abuja, after suffering “massive heart attack”
- Jonathan described Obuah as a man who had deep commitment to service
After one month, Nigeria's former President Goodluck Jonathan, has finally reacted to the death of his former Chief Security Officer (CSO) Gordon Obuah.
NAIJ.com gathered that the former president described Obuah’s death as very painful, given that he still had so much to offer to his people and nation.
Jonathan in a statement signed by his spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze, noted that Obuah was a man with whom the former president struck good relationship and someone that showed deep commitment to service.
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Read the full statement below:
“On behalf of my family, I extend our deepest sympathy over the passage of Gordon Obua, my former Chief Security Officer, to eternal glory.
“Death is an inevitable end from which no human being is exempted. Yet as mortals we can never prepare enough for its coming, as the exit of every family member visits us with so much pain and sadness.
“Gordon’s case is even more painful because his end came too soon. He was a man who still had so much to give to his family, community and country.
“My staff for eight years, Gordon was one man with whom I established close kinship, not because he was from my own part of the nation, but because he showed deep commitment to service.
“In these trying times, I urge the family members to be comforted by the fact that Gordon left undying legacies of honesty, forthrightness, godly devotion and care for the less privileged.
“May God Almighty grant his soul eternal rest and bless the family with the fortitude to bear the loss. Accept our sincere condolences and prayers.”
Earlier, NAIJ.com reported that Obuah died late Thursday, April 13, at the National Hospital, Abuja, after suffering “massive heart attack”.
The Department of State Services (DSS) had arrested Obuah two months after Jonathan left office.
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To protest his detention, Obuah embarked on hunger strike. He was released later after his lawyer raised the alarm over his health condition when he fell ill.
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