Otti recalled the last moment he had with Ikonne where they both shared some “exciting brotherly pleasantries” at a public function, regretting that death had to snatch him away from his family and loved ones.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Abia state, Alex Otti, has suspended all his campaign activities following the death of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof Uche Ikonne.
Ikonne, a former vice chancellor of Abia State University, died on Wednesday morning at the National Hospital, Abuja after a brief illness, according to his son, Dr Uche-Ikonne Chikezie.
Otti, who also recently lost his campaign council chairman, Nnanna Ngwu, expressed sadness at the news and described Ikonne’s death as unfortunate.
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Otti recalled the last moment he had with Ikonne where they both shared some “exciting brotherly pleasantries” at a public function, regretting that death had to snatch him away from his family and loved ones, just a few days after he (Otti) issued a press release praying and wishing him quick recovery and return to the campaign trail.
The LP candidate, in a condolence message issued on his behalf by his media adviser, Ferdinand Ekeoma, said: “To Learn that Prof. Ikonne has passed on a few days after we prayed and wished him quick recovery and return to the campaign trail, is to say the least very unfortunate, but we cannot question God who decided to call him back home at this time.”
Otti prayed that God would grant the deceased’s soul eternal repose.
