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Late Prince Sam Obi.

Former Delta governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori has described the passing of Prince Sam Obi as a big loss to the State.

He said in a statement by his Media Assistant, Mr. Tony Eluemunor that the late Prince Obi gave remarkable services to the state when events thrust the governance of the state on his shoulders. That was when Prince Sam Obi, as the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, became the Acting Governor in 2010 when the Appeal Court, Benin, nullified the election of former governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, and ordered a re-run.

Ibori said: “In those intervening months, Obi proved himself worthy of the office by keeping the state stable before and during the the prescribed election.

“Within that time too, he showed himself a worthy leader of the Peoples Democratic Party family in Delta state as the PDP swept the polls convincingly.”

According to him, Prince Obi, who passed away in his sleep, Saturday morning in Asaba, distinguished himself in any task that he faced, in and out of politics, adding
that Obi, from Ute-Okpu, who represented Ika North-East constituency at the House two consecutive times, till 2015 when he did not seek re-election, was a man of many parts.

“Thus, he became a noteworthy founder and Pastor of the Oracle of God Ministries, church,” the former governor stated.

He consoled the family Prince Obi has left behind, his Ute-Okpu home town, the Governor of Delta state, His Excellency, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, and the good people of Delta state, and prayed that God may grant them the fortitude to bear this great loss and give eternal rest to Prince Obi’s soul.