By Ishaya Ibrahim
Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has lost his Chief Security Officer, Tony Iwelu. He died on Monday in Kaduna.
According to a statement by the Head of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Transportation, Eric Ojiekwe, Tony Iwelu died in his hotel room from electric shock.
Iwelu had travelled with the minister to Kaduna to felicitate with Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on his 60th birthday.
“Mr. Tony Iwelu died on Monday, February 17, 2020 of electric shock from a shower rose in Stone Edge Hotel, Kaduna, where they were lodged after an official assignment”, the statement said.
“There is no gain saying that the professionalism he brought to bear in the discharge of his job, sustained him for over two decades in the service of the minister”, it added.
He said the late Iwelu who hailed from Delta State will be greatly missed, as friends and colleagues have been expressing shock and utter disbelief since the incident took place.
He described him as a vibrant, honest, kindhearted, loyal and an easygoing young man who was conscientious in the discharge of his duties.
He left behind a young wife and three children; the eldest being 14 years. “We painfully accept this divine reality and pray God to grant his gentle soul eternal rest”, the statement added.
