Tambuwal, Secondus Extol Aguma …Say Late AG, Dedicated Party Man

The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has described the late Attorney-General of Rivers State, Hon Emmanuel Aguma (SAN) as a rare gem and excellent lawyer.
Speaking during a condolence visit to Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike at the Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday, the Sokoto State governor noted that late Aguma was a good family man who left worthy legacies.
He said: “He was a good lawyer; a good family man. Our consolation is that he has left great legacies and a good family.
“We have indeed lost a rare gem. May his soul rest in perfect peace”.
The Sokoto State governor said there is time for everything, pointing out that as believers everyone will return to God at the appointed time.
“We have to thank God for what he has done in Chief Aguma’s life. He had lived a good life. He was a very vibrant, very intelligent legal luminary who not only served Rivers State, but the federation”, he said.
Responding, Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike expressed appreciation to the government and people of Sokoto for the condolences.
Wike described late Emmanuel Aguma as a committed public officer who served the state with dedication and loyalty.
He said: “He worked with passion and loyalty. He was a man that you can showed commitment to his work.
“We never knew this was how long he would stay. Our happiness is that he left worthy legacies”.
The late Attorney-General of Rivers State will be buried between September 14 and 15, 2018.
Also, National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has described the late Attorney-General of Rivers State, Emmanuel Aguma (SAN) as a dedicated party man who worked diligently for the survival of PDP.
Speaking during a condolence visit on Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike at the Government House, Port Harcourt, by the PDP National Working Committee and Board of Trustees, Prince Uche Secondus said during the trying times of the PDP, late Emmanuel Aguma applied his professional competence to assist the party.
He said that the late Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Rivers State served the party as the chairman of the Screening Committee of the PDP during the National Conventions in Port Harcourt.
He said: “We received the news at the National Headquarters with shock. It was very painful, especially when we remembered his activities during the two national conventions in Port Harcourt.
“We recall that he was the chairman of the Screening Committee of the PDP during those conventions. He did a very wonderful job”.
Secondus noted that the late Attorney-General of Rivers State also served the state diligently, working as a pillar of support to the governor.
The national chairman of PDP said even though it is a difficult moment, he noted that it would be difficult to summarise the positive contributions of the late Attorney-General to the growth of the state.
In his response, Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike noted that since 1998 late Aguma remained a loyal member of PDP without defecting at any time.
He said: “Aguma never left the PDP since 1998 when he served as legal adviser to foundation chairman, late Marshal Harry. He was one of the best Attorney-General”.
The governor reiterated that Aguma was committed and trusted, serving Rivers State to the best of his ability.
He said: “With your condolence visit, we are comforted that our friends are with us at this trying moment”.
While thanking the PDP National Working Committee and Board of Trustees for the condolence visit, he urged them to participate in his burial as a mark of honour.
He urged all members of the PDP to unite and work for the victory of the party in 2019 to honour the memory of late Emmanuel Chinwenwo Aguma (SAN) as a committed party man.