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Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, Senator Ede Dafinone, and Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, have mourned the dying of Professor Kamene Okonjo, mom of Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
They described the deceased as an achieved scholar, revered matriarch, and neighborhood builder.
Kamene, who died on Friday on the age of 96, was the spouse of the late Professor Chukwuka Okonjo, a former conventional ruler of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, and mom of the dominion’s present monarch, Obi Ifechukwude Okonjo II.
Oborevwori, in a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, described the late professor as a distinguished scholar whose contributions to the academia, ladies’s empowerment, and society would stay indelible.
The governor mentioned Kamene’s exceptional achievements in scholarship and advocacy for girls’s rights had earned her recognition past Nigeria, whereas her humility, compassion, and dedication to service distinguished her as a lady of outstanding character.
He additionally acknowledged her invaluable contributions to her household and society, stating that her legacy as a mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother would proceed to encourage generations.
Dafinone additionally prolonged his condolences to Okonjo-Iweala and the Okonjo household of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom over the dying of their matriarch, Kamene.
Dafinone described Kamene as a lady who lived a exceptional lifetime of objective and affect, distinguished by her contributions to scholarship, ladies’s empowerment, and repair to humanity.
He acknowledged that Kamene’s legacy of excellence, compassion, and devotion to household would proceed to encourage generations, including that her passing is a profound loss to her household and society.
The senator notably sympathised with Okonjo-Iweala, His Royal Majesty, Obi Ifechukwude Okonjo II, and different members of the Okonjo household over the loss.
According to him, though the household would deeply really feel Kamene’s absence, there may be consolation within the data that she lived a fulfilled life and left enduring footprints in society.
Guwor, for his half, described the late nonagenarian as a distinguished matriarch whose life was outlined by mental accomplishment, service, and a permanent dedication to her household and neighborhood.
In an announcement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Nkem Nwaeke, the speaker mentioned Kamene’s dying was a painful loss not solely to the Okonjo household and Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom but additionally to Delta State and Nigeria.
He acknowledged that Okonjo was greater than the mom of a globally recognised determine, describing her as an achieved tutorial, a revered conventional queen, and a neighborhood builder whose affect prolonged past her fast household.
Guwor mentioned the deceased had made lasting contributions as a scholar, served her neighborhood with dignity, and raised kids whose achievements had introduced pleasure to Delta State, Nigeria and Africa.
