The Abia State Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, has on Sunday, in a statement, confirmed the death of the Commissioner for Environment, Chief Solomon Ogunji.
The statement read in part: “It is with great sadness and a deep sense of loss, that we announce the demise of a member of Abia State Executive Council and the Honorable Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Solomon Ogunji, who passed away on Saturday, 23rd May, 2020, at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, after a brief illness related to high blood pressure.
“Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, who received the sad news with shock yesterday (Saturday), has personally communicated and condoled with the family of the bereaved, and is currently in mourning.
“We pray that the Almighty God will give the family of Dr. Ogunji, the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss, and rest his soul in the bosom of the Lord.”
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