Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has commiserated with the family of Mrs. Onyinye Okafor, who was recently swept away by flood in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of the State.
The mother of five was swept away by flood along the Ekwulobia/Oko Expressway on Tuesday June 6, 2023, following a heavy downpour that badgered that day and the consequent flooding that accompanies it.
Commiserating with the deceased’s family in her hometown, Etti, Nanka, Orumba North Local Government Area, Governor Soludo, who was represented by the State Commissioner for Environment, Engr. Felix Odimegwu, described Mrs. Okafor’s death as unfortunate, horrible and traumatic.
Engr. Odimegwu said that Governor Soludo has promised to continue in putting great measures to avoid the flooding menace. He also said the Governor was deeply saddened and prayed God to give the family the fortitude to bear this great loss.
The Transition Committee Chairman for Orumba North Local Government Area,Chief Ogochukwu Ekwueme, who accompanied the Commissioner, also condoled with the Okafor Family over the loss, and prayed for divine comfort and peaceful repose of the deceased’s soul.
The father of the deceased, Mr. Jude Okafor, appreciated the representatives of the government for their solidarity and for their kind gesture.
He further expressed hope that his daughter’s soul would find eternal rest in the Lord where they will meet to part no more.
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