Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has commiserated with the President of African Development Bank, (AFDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, over the demise of his mother, Mrs Eunice Adesina.
According to his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, the Governor in a condolence message to the former minister of Agriculture, described the late Mrs Adesina as a quintessential mother who nurtured her children to be responsible citizens respected globally.
He noted that the success story of Akinwumi and his siblings was an eloquent testimony that their mother was a woman of substance who inculcated the virtue of discipline, hard work, honesty and commitment to the ideals of nationhood in her children.
Ortom stated that the avalanche of tributes eulogizing the late Mrs Adesina for her philanthropy, evangelism and good neighbourliness was a lesson the living should emulate.
He said her untiring efforts and resolve towards ensuring a society where peace and security of life and property were guaranteed would remain a reference point in many years to come.
The Governor wished that the late Mrs Adesina lived longer than now but pointed out that death was a necessary end that must come when it should.
He enjoined the Adesinas to take solace in the fact that their mother lived an exemplary life worthy of emulation just as he prayed that the good Lord would grant her eternal rest.
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