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Proudlyngwa:
Dear Naptu2

I will be needing your permission to post this on my Facebook page although I feel you need to create it as a topic for discussion.

Buhari mourns Christopher Abebe, ex-MD of UAC

On March 23, 20185:12 pm

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the Abebe family as well as the government and people of Edo State on the death of Dr Christopher Abebe, aged 99.

President Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, on Friday, also commiserated with the in-laws, friends, the organised private sector and the Iruekpen community in Edo State over the passage of the astute and dedicated community leader and business mogul.

According to the statement, “The President believes that as the Odionwere (community leader) of Iruekpen, the first indigenous Chairman and Managing Director of United Africa Company (UAC), Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of three Nigerian Universities (Benin, Nsukka and Calabar), Dr Abebe was a shining light and worthy example of hardwork, positive influence and patriotism to his local community, the private sector and the nation.

“The President urges family members, business associates and the Catholic Church in Nigeria where he served committedly as Papal Knight of St Gregory and Supreme Knight of St. Mulumba to honour Dr Abebe’s memory by upholding his lifelong dedication and passion to human development.

“The President prays that Almighty God will grant the soul of the departed eternal rest and comfort all who mourn him.

The late Abebe was the father of a former First Lady of the country, late Stella Obasanjo, the deceased wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

J2381:
- that moniker is gone till Feb 2019.

How are you?

Lilimax:
Yeah! our company...happy people

xreal:
OK

Now, I know the connection between Stella and Murray Bruce.

mejai:
I guess he is related to DAT soundcity girl, Moet Abebe?

Obasanjo loses father-in- law, Abebe, at 99
23rd March 2018

Tony Osauzo, Benin

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s father in-law and former boss of the United African Company (UAC), Dr. Christopher Abebe, is dead.

He died yesterday afternoon at the age of 99 in Iruekpen in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State during a brief illness.

The late nonagenarian was the father of the late wife of Obasanjo, Stella.

According to a family source, until his death, Abebe was the Odionwere (community leader) of Iruekpen.

“He died this afternoon (yesterday) during a brief illness. He is the Odionwere of Iruekpen and by tradition, his death will not be announced until a meeting is called by his second-in-command,” the source said.

HungerBAD:
Interesting.

So I followed the link to read what the town hall meeting was about,and nothing was written about that.

What concerns would Zamfara have that Buhari visited?Fulani Herdsmen?bad roads?lack of electricity?what exactly?maybe their school girls were abducted right?

He should visit and then revisit Benue State for their own version of town hall meetings,where his attention is mostly needed.

He should then go to Dapchi for another town hall meeting with the parents of the girls that were abducted by the BH,and try to tell the parents of the five girls that died why our security apparatus failed them.

To call this man CLUELESS, is elevating his level of intelligence to that of Goodluck Jonathan.

Never again.

godspeed:
Ok
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obowunmi:
clown.....