From James Azania, Lokoja
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has extolled the virtues of the late Pa Adamu Aduku, presumably Nigeria’s oldest World War II veteran.
He was 101.
The late soldier reportedly died on Tuesday at his country home at Abejukolo-Ife in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Aduku, a World War II (WWII) veteran, hailed from Abejukolo-Ife in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Bello on Thursday extolled the virtues of the late Pa Aduku, Nigeria’s oldest military survivor of the World War II, fought between 1939 and 1945.
The governor, in a condolence message yesterday in Lokoja, the state capital, described the late Aduku as a true patriot who gave his service to the fatherland and got God’s blessings to witness its blossoming.
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He added that the late war veteran died a fulfilled man and remained a worthy ambassador of Kogi State.
Bello noted that such was the spirit, passion and zest of Kogi State residents in their endeavours where they often seek to stand out.
He hailed the Federal Government and the military for honouring the late Pa Aduku before he passed on.
The governor condoled with the family and the loved ones of the late soldier, noting that his passing was not one for mourning, but rather a celebration of a life of sacrifice well lived.
Bello condoled with the people of the state, particularly the people of Omala Local Government Area, on the “glorious exit of their worthy son of the land who brought his people and locality to the limelight”.
Praying for the repose of the deceased’s soul, Bello stressed that the late Aduku, alongside those who had rendered services to their fatherland, be forever remembered in the history of the country.
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