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| Accident vehicle Minister of State James Ocholi died in |
Kogi State Government has confirmed the tragic death
of the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity James Ocholi, in a road
accident along the Kaduna-Abuja highway.
According to a statement from Kogi State government,
the Governor, Yahaya Bello, expressed shock at the incident describing Ocholi
as a pragmatic, dynamic, humane and brilliant Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Governor Yahaya declared three days of mourning in
Kogi State from March 7 to 9 for the repose of Ocholi soul.
Narrating how the incident occurred, the spokesman
for the Kaduna State Police Command, Zubairu Abubakar, told Masquerade234 that
the accident occurred while the family were returning from a private visit in
Kaduna at Rijiana village along the expressway on Sunday afternoon.
He confirmed that while the Minister and his son
died on the spot of the incident, his wife died few minutes after, at Doka
General Hospital, about 60 kilometres to Kaduna, having sustained severe
injuries.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Labour and Employment,
Chris Ngige, has described Ocholi’s death as a great loss to Nigeria, his
family and the Nigerian Bar Association.
James Ocholi was appointed Minister by President
Muhammadu Buhari in November 2015.
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