Anambra Speaker mourns Majority Leader Okafor
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According to him, the late Okafor, who represented the Awka South constituency, was a huge asset to the assembly.
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu
The Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Mr. Uche Okafor, has described the sudden death of the assembly’s Majority Leader, Dr. Nnadi Okafor, as shocking and painful.
His condolence message is contained in a statement released to newsmen on Thursday.
According to him, the late Okafor, who represented the Awka South constituency, was a huge asset to the assembly.
It read in part, “It was with shock that we received the news of his death in faraway South Africa.” This has put the assembly in a mourning mood. We await the autopsy result to know the actual cause of his death as it is yet to be ascertained,” he said.
The Speaker also said the majority leader’s death was a great loss to the legislative institution in the state.
“He was a knowledgeable and active legislator whose contributions in the legislature and his constituency were outstanding.”
“We have lost a great, erudite, and eloquent lawmaker. We commiserate with his family and pray to God to strengthen them” he added.
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