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| Olurogun Felix Ibru |
In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Urhobo
Progressive Union (interim Committee), Mr. Josiah Ntekume, the union was
shocked on the death and prayed for God’s strength to bear the great loss.
“The death of Olorogun Felix Ibru today came as a shock to
the Urhobo nation. A heart has stopped beating. A good soul has ascended to
heaven. We part with our beloved former President-General of UPU and first
governor of Delta State in pain” the statement read.
Ibru, in addition to the office of the state governor he
held in 1992 was elected a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2003 representing Delta Central Senatorial
District.
He also held an honorary doctorate of Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
of the Delta State University as well as a Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute
of Public Relations.
Ibru was an architect and the First democratically
elected Governor of Delta State. Until his death he held the position of
President General of the Urhobo Progressive Union.
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