Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Sunday, said the demise of former military governor of Kano and Benue states, Brig-Gen Dominic Oneya (retd), was an impactful loss to the state and Nigeria.
He stated this when he visited the deceased’s family in their Effurun home in Uvwie Local Government Area on condolence.
Okowa said that Oneya lived a life of great impact in all the positions he held in the country, adding that the former military officer epitomised humility and sincerity in his life.
He was accompanied on the visit by the Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori; Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Chief Kingsley Esiso; Commissioner for Culture and Tourism Engr Lawrence Ejiofor, Chairmen of Uvwie and Ughelli North Local Government Areas, Mr Ramson Onoyake and Mr Godwin Adode and other top government functionaries.
The governor pointed out that late Oneya affected many lives positively in public service and community and was a prominent chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
