The Governor of Delta
State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa today paid glowing tribute to Late Pa.
Gamaliel O.Onosode during the funeral service at the First Baptist Church,
Ughelli. Read more at:
The remains of boardroom guru and
nationalist, Deacon Gamaliel Onosode has been interred at his hometown Ughelli
with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State describing him as a man of
substance, humility and dedicated servant of God.
Funeral
service of the late icon at the First Baptist Church, Ughelli was attended by
the cream of the society including former Secretary-General of Commonwealth of
Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku. Deacon Onosode died at the age of 82.
Governor
Okowa who attended the burial ceremony accompanied by top officials of the
Delta State government stated in a brief tribute that the deceased was a model
of simplicity who used "his God-giving wealth to propagate the
gospel."
"Mr
Integrity as he was fondly called was a stickler for time, meticulous in his
approach to issues and committed to result delivery," Governor Okowa said,
adding that Nigeria lost a foremost nationalist and conscience of the nation in
the person of Deacon Gamaliel.
Also
at the occasion, Chief Anyaoku described the deceased as "a symbol of
integrity in the Boardroom."
In
a sermon at the church service which was laced with tributes and gospels
rendition, Dr Samuel Ayokunle, President, Nigerian Baptist Convention, said the
late Onosode was a man who had opportunities and handled such with high sense
of responsibilities.
He
challenged President Mohamnadu Buhari and other political office holders to
display high sense of responsibilities in handling affairs of the nation,
asserting that the nation's airports and roads should urgently be fixed.
Governor
Okowa was amongst the national and international dignitaries that witnessed the
internment of the late Onosode.
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