by Isi Esene
Senator Akpor Pius Ewherido, representing Delta Central is dead.
The senator died today at the National Hospital in Abuja.
In his reaction to Senator Ewherido’s death, President Goodluck Jonathan expressed “shock and sadness” at the news of his passing.
President Goodluck Jonathan in a condolence message on behalf of himself and members of the executive expressed heartfelt condolences to Senator Ewherido’s family, the Senate President, Senator David Mark and all of the late Senator’s colleagues in the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
Jonathan prayed that God will comfort Senator Ewherido’s family, relatives, colleagues in the National Assembly and all the people of his constituency.
The Gogorogo of Delta State is no more! What a lacuna in the political system of Nigeria. O senator, your district will forever remember you. Rest in perfect peace. Amen.
D death of senator pius ewherido is a great lost to nigeria political forum most especially to the urhobos n delta central constituency.i pray that God wil gv deltans n the urhobos strenght to cope with d lost