Diepreye Alamieyeseigha

Jethro Ibileke.

As expected, condolences have been pouring in over the death of Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the former Governor of Bayelsa State.

On his part, the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and his people, have commiserated with the Alamieyeseigha family, government and people of Bayelsa State as well as the Ijaw nation, at large, over the sudden death of Alamieyeseigha.

Governor Okowa in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Charles Ehiedu Aniagwu, described Alamieyeseigha’s exit as shocking and painful. “The late Alamieyeseigha was loved by the Ijaw who saw him as a rallying spot for the reawakening of the spirit of togetherness irrespective of the spread of the Ijaws in all riverine areas of the country. No wonder they nicknamed him ‘ Governor General of the Ijaw nation’ “, Okowa noted.

Governor Okowa extolled the humility of the late Alamieyeseigha which enabled him to mentor up-coming politicians culminating in his Deputy Governor, Goodluck Jonathan, rising to become a former Nigeria’s president.

The Delta state Governor prayed that God would grant the late Alamieyeseigha eternal rest. He enjoined the family, government of Bayelsa State and the Ijaw in general to immortalise his memory by ensuring that the Ijaw remain united and speak with one voice, at all times.