In Pictures: President Tinubu, Gov Oborevwori, Dafinone, Ogboru, Others Attend Frank Kokori’s Funeral In Oviorie-Ovu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta state, Senator Ede Dafinone , Chief Great Ogboru, and other prominent Nigerians attended the burial of Chief Frank Kokori in Oviorie-Ovu, Ethiope East Local Local Government , Delta state on Friday.
Members of the quiet Agbon clan also paid their last respects to an illustrious son, Chief Frank Kokori, who died on December 7, 2023.
In his eulogy at the funeral held at St James’ Anglican Church Oviorie-Ovu, President Tinubu while condoling with the Kokori family , the government and people of Delta state , described the late Labour leader and an elder statesman as one of the foremost nationalists that Nigeria had ever produced.
Represented by the Minister of State for Petroleum, former Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Tinubu said: ‘Chief Frank Kokori is one of the foremost nationalists Nigeria has ever produced. He was a man of uncommon courage, a selfless leader who put the interest of Nigeria first before his personal interest.
Kokori was a man of proven integrity and a democrat who fought the dreaded military regime for the restoration of democracy in Nigeria.
Even when top leaders were afraid and were running away, Kokori stood and was the voice of the voiceless people, he was the voice of the less privileged people and was the voice that was heard both locally and internationally.
The legacies of your father cannot be surpassed by anybody because in life it is not when you die that matters but the legacies you left behind.
Frank Kokori has left indelible marks in the history of this country and what is left for the children is to carry on with the baton.
Kokori has done his own and it is left for the children to leverage on the outstanding legacies of their father to continue to render outstanding services to humanity’.
Earlier in his sermon, the Bishop of Warri Diocese, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Rt. Revd. Christian Ide ,who spoke extensively on ‘Hope’, said when life seems impossible, God brings eternal hope to those who believe in Him.
Bishop Ide whose text was taken from the book of first Thessalonians, Chaper four, verses 13 to 18, emphasized the need to believe in God and hope for a fulfilling and rewarding life, adding that without ‘hope’, people will give up in life.
The Anglican Bishop also said the late Kokori was a devout Christian who worshipped God until the last day of his life and commended Governor Oborevwori for identifying with him despite being political adversaries.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that other dignitaries who graced the funeral ceremony include Senator Ede Dafinone, Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, Speaker, Delta state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, President of the Nigerian Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers NUPENG, Comrade Williams Akporeha, Chief Great Ogboru, Comrade Joseph Akinlaja among others.
As the then Secretary General of NUPENG , the late Chief Frank Kokori was a prominent voice among those who rejected the annulment of the June 12,1993, Presidential election by the military administration headed by retired General Ibrahim Babangida and demanded that the victory of late Chief MKO Abiola should be considered as sacrosanct- Team@orientactualmags.com
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