17th August, 2021
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike is profoundly shocked to learn of the abrupt death of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ibrahim Nasiru Mantu.
The governor on Tuesday expressed the deepest sympathy of the Government and people of Rivers State to the Mantu’s family.
Wike said the former Deputy Senate President’s public service was so distinguished and that his sudden death a significant public loss.
“We are saddened by the death of Senator Ibrahim Nasiru Mantu. He inaugurated the Community Secondary School, Obeakpu-Ndoki, Rivers State in June 2021, and we appreciated the support that he gave us.
“We send condolences to the entire Mantu’s family and pray to God to grant them the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss,” Wike said in a statement.