Former Delta Commissioner Slumps, Dies

The immediate past Commissioner for Agriculture in Delta State, Joe Utomi is dead.
He allegedly died after slumping on Friday evening in Asaba.
He was at a time the council chairman for Aniocha South LGA and was nominated as commissioner in the last lap of the first tenure of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa following a minor cabinet shake up.
Late Utomi, is a native of Ubulu-Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state,
One of his last assignments as Commissioner was a keynote address he presented at the Nigeria Agropreneurs Forum (NAF) Agribusiness Summit 2019 in Asaba.
Political stakeholders said he was ranked as one of the best council chairmen in the state on account of his developmental strides and people-oriented policies and initiatives.