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PRESS RELEASE 21/12/19
NGIGE, KEYAMO MOURN SEN. UWAJUMOGU
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, and the Hon. Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo(SAN) have condoled with the Senate President, Sen. Ahmed Lawan and the family of the late Sen. Ben Uwajumogu over his death.
The two Ministers led the management and staff of the ministry to a condolence visit to the National Assembly and to the family home of Sen. Ben Uwajumogu who passed on last Wednesday.
Addressing the Senate President and other distinguished Senators at the occasion, Sen. Ngige described late Sen. Uwajumogu as a patriotic Nigerian, a team player whose integrity robbed off positively on every assigned responsibility.
Ngige recalled, “ Ben’s death is tragic and dreadful not because death has ceased to be a debt commonly owed by mankind ( ominbus moriendum– all must die) but because he dropped dead, alive! The Distinguished Senator had just left my office on Monday, December 16, after over two hours of engrossing discussions as the Chairman of Senate Committee on Labour and Employment. He came with his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Engr. A. Wudil, but Ben betrayed no sign and left no inkling of a foreboding cloud !”
Later at the house of the late Senator at No. 43 Ebitu Ukiwe Str. Jabi, Abuja, the two Ministers condoled with the late Senator’s widow, children and other family members, challenging them not to despair, but to remain steadfast in their faith in God Almighty, declaring that the late Senator’s legacy of integrity, enterprising spirit and goodwill would guide the bereaved through difficult times
They later signed the condolence register.
Charles Akpan