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The Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo has expressed shock over the sudden death of the lawmaker representing Awka South Constituency One in the State House of Assembly, Dr Nnamdi Okafor who doubles as the Majority Leader of the House.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Governor Soludo in a statement by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime , described the sudden death of Dr Okafor as shocking, stressing that the lawmaker was a very active participant in the State 7th Assembly.
The statement reads: “It is shocking that the State Assembly lost another lawmaker to the cold hands of death, coming barely three months after the demise of the lawmaker representing Aguata Two Constituency, Hon. Okechukwu Okoye.
“Dr Nnamdi Okafor was an active participant at the 7th Assembly who devoted his time and energy to represent his constituency. He’ll be sorely missed.
“On behalf of Anambra State Government, may I use this medium to convey my sympathy to those he left behind, including his family, Awka Constituency One and Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uche Okafor as well as other lawmakers.
“Indeed, life is ephemeral. May the living continue to reflect on the essence of life and live for the good of the society like Dr. Okafor did”.
TNG reports Dr Okafor slumped at Sandton City Johannesburg, South Africa where he was attending a statutory training session alongside other members of the State House of Assembly.
Death of Majority Leader a rude shock – Anambra Speaker
Similarly, the Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uche Victor Okafor has described the death of the Majority Leader of the House as a great loss to the legislative institution in the State.
In a statement, he said he wrote in uncontrollable tears, the Anambra Speaker stated that the contributions of the lawmaker representing Awka South Constituency One in both the legislature and in his constituency distinguished him among his contemporaries.
The statement reads: “May I, on behalf of the Anambra State House of Assembly notify the public and Ndị Anambra of the death of one of our Members and Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Pharm. Dr Nnamdi G. Okafor, who represented Awka South One Constituency.
“The information available to me indicates that Hon. Okafor slumped and died in South Africa but the cause of his death is yet to be fully ascertained as we await the autopsy result.
“The news of the death of Hon. Nnamdi Okafor came as a rude shock, and it is a great loss to the Legislative institution in the State, the Awka Community, and the State at large because the late Hon. Okafor was a knowledgeable and active legislator whose contributions both in the legislature and in his constituency distinguished him among his contemporaries.
“In uncontrollable tears, I write that the State House of Assembly has lost a great, erudite and eloquent lawmaker in the person of Hon. Nnamdi G. Okafor the deceased lawmaker’s short but eventful life and times are worthy of emulation.
“On behalf of the State Lawmakers and the entire legislature, I commiserate with the wife and entire family and I pray to God to grant the soul of Hon. Okafor eternal repose”.