The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of elder statesman and Nigeria’s First Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, who died at 93.
Amechi, also called ‘The boy is good’, died at the early hours of Tuesday, November 1, 2022.
In a series of tweets, Obi shared a picture of himself with the deceased, hailing the statesman for his fairness and patriotism.
The tweet partly read, “I received the sad news of the transition to glory of Late Chief Mbazulike Amechi (The Boy is Good), this morning. He was an elder statesman whose love for peaceful coexistence, desire for fairness, equity and justice, and fire of patriotism remained alight until his death.”
In the same vein, the governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, also mourned the deceased.
Soludo, in a statement by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, described the late Amaechi as an outstanding patriot and nationalist who served the nation diligently.
According to the governor, the late elder statesman lived an impactful and exemplary life worthy of commendation.
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