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Wike Eulogises Late Nwakoh, As Rivers Stakeholders Pay Last Respects
The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has described late Elder Austin Nwakoh as a politician of truth who was committed to development of the state.
Speaking during the funeral service of Elder Nwakoh in Kpean Town, Khana Local Government Area, last Friday, Wike said the late politician played politics that promoted confidence.
He said: “This is a painful passage. It is an untimely death. Elder Austin Nwakoh was a politician of a different class. He was a politician of truth. He was a politician of confidence”.
Wike announced the appointment of the widow of the late politician as a special assistant to the Rivers State governor.
He said the appointment was made to maintain a link with the family, and also announced that he would foot the cost of the education of the son of the late politician.
Wike said: “You were not just a close confidant. You were a wonderful person, handsome inside and out. Gentle in disposition, and incredibly energetic with uncommon ability to brighten up any home that you walked into with your ever happy go-lucky personality”.