Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has declared a 7-day
mourning in honour of the late Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia.
This was contained in a public statement signed by the Governor.
The statement read further “it is with sadness but glory to God Almighty that
the Government of Edo State announces the death, in the early hours of today,
of Brigadier General (Rtd) Dr. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia.
Dr. Ogbemudia served as Military Governor of the Mid-West State
from 1967 to 1975 and Executive Governor of the old Bendel State from October
1983 to December 1983.
He was also a former Minister of Labour and Productivity, former
Chairman of Petroleum Products Monitoring Company, and Chairman Governing
Council of the University of Abuja.
A fine Military officer who helped to liberate the Mid-West region
during the Civil War, under his administration, Bendel became a leading state
in education, sports and industry.
As two-time Governor of Bendel, which comprised present-day Edo
and Delta States, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia will be fondly remembered for the strong
foundation that he laid to consolidate the infrastructural, social and economic
development of both states.
Amongst his several milestone achievements was the Mid-West
Institute of Technology, which is now the University of Benin.
As we mourn our great leader and father, we take solace in the
legacies he bequeathed Edo State and indeed Nigeria.
May the soul of General
(Dr.) Samuel Ogbemudia rest in peace, the statement read.
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