Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State and former National Security Adviser Andrew Owoye Azazi apparently died in a helicopter that crashed today in Bayelsa State
Governor Yakowa and Mr. Azazi were among many political figures who
reportedly attended the burial of the father of senior presidential aide Oronto Douglas. The funeral event took place in the Nembe area of Bayelsa State earlier today. I learnt that the crashed helicopter was one of several helicopters that some well-connected people hired to the funeral.
Governor Yakowa and Mr. Azazi were among many political figures who
reportedly attended the burial of the father of senior presidential aide Oronto Douglas. The funeral event took place in the Nembe area of Bayelsa State earlier today. I learnt that the crashed helicopter was one of several helicopters that some well-connected people hired to the funeral.
The crash comes on the heels of a plane crash on October 25, 2012 that has left Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State brain-damaged. Mr. Suntai was moved to a hospital in Germany where he remains in poor shape, unable to recognize his visitors or to speak.
Former Governor Balarabe Musa, while reacting to the unfortunate death of Yakowa said “the unfortunate death is an act of God”, saying that “may his soul rest in peace”.
The leader of the Civil Society Coalition in the North, Mallam Shehu Sani who reacted to the unfortunate crash in a statement, said that “the reported air crash and the death of sir Patrick Yakowa is a great loss to the people of Kaduna state, the Northern Part of Nigeria and the entire nation”.
Sani described Yakowa as “a patriot, a man of peace and a symbol of Unity”, while also pointing out that “he was a great nationalist and a unifying personality”.
“He is one of the best Governors in the history of Nigeria. Patrick Yakowa is a towering figure and a colossus in the search for National unity. Patrick Yakowa is one of Nigeria's greats. He is an unusual politician. My sympathy and condolence to his family and the entire people of kaduna state. We have lost a giant dove and a towering olive”.
Meanwhile, there was security beef up in the Kaduna metropolis, as several armed securitymen were seen patrolling all nook and crannies. There was also unprecedented traffic jam on major roads and streets.
The last public engagement of Late Yakowa was when he presented the 2013 budget before the state house of assembly.
Source: SR
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