Akwa Ibom APC, Ekere Mourn State Chairman, Okopido

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By Akanimo Kufre (The New Diplomat’s A/Ibom|C/River Correspondent)

The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of the state chairman Ini Titus Okopido. Mr Ini Okopido.

Okopido is the younger brother to former Minister of State for Environment, Hon Ime Okopido.

The Akwa Ibom State chapter of APC through a statement signed by the Deputy chairman, Dr Ita Udosen mourned his passage.akwa ibom state chapter

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“Our hearts are heavy with grief as we mourn with his wife, children and family. This is a very painful death to the whole of the APC family in Akwa Ibom State in particular, and Nigeria as a whole.

“Our Chairman was a committed and dedicated progressive and Party loyalist whose ideals were inexorably tied to the philosophy of our great Party. He contributed immensely to the growth of the Party in the last two years he’s been Chairman.” Dr Ita Udosen said.

The APC under Okopido had last week led legal action against the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, AKISIEC and PDP over what the party called illegal breach of law and dubious creation of 39 new Wards for the upcoming local government elections in October 2020.

Also, a former NDDC boss and APC governorship candidate in 2015 election, Obong Nsima Ekere is among prominent sons of Akwa Ibom grieving with Okopido’s family.

“I am deeply saddened by the death of my friend, brother, and leader, Obong Ini Titus Okopido, Akwa Ibom State Chairman of our great party, the All Progressives Congress, APC.  We have lost a good man.

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“Ini was an extraordinary leader and grassroots politician who played a different brand of politics defined by integrity, inclusiveness, peace, and the advancement of the common good. He was selfless with a heart for the party and people,” Ekere said.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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