Jubrin said that he was waiting for Maduekwe come back from U.S., where he travelled to, so that they could put heads together to address the party’s leadership problem .
“I learnt with sadness and great shock about the death of this very devoted member of the party, a very dependable member and a very useful member with whom we have worked very closely together.
“We have been trying our best to find a solution to this problem and it is so sad that Maduekwe died at a very critical moment.
“It is sad that at this critical moment, Maduekwe had to go and we are definitely going to miss him and his ideas. “He meant very well for this party, he meant very well for BoT.
“He had very fantastic ideas on the way out for our party crisis. “Maduekwe has been national secretary of the PDP, he has been a Nigerian ambassador and so, we were utilizing his knowhow in BoT.
“He did very well for the few months he was in BoT. I will never forget him. “I have lost a great partner,” Jubrin said.
He prayed to God to give members of the deceased family as well as PDP faithful the fortitude to bear this great loss. Governor Wike describes Ambassador Ojo Maduekwe’s death as shocking Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has described as shocking the news of the sudden death of the Secretary of the PDP Board of Trustees, Ambassador Ojo Maduekwe.
The governor said that the death of the elder statesman is quite painful as he passed on at a time he was playing an active role in the repositioning of the PDP for greater service to the country.
He noted that Ambassador Maduekwe as a founding member of the PDP helped to nurture the nation’s democracy as a PDP Scribe, Minister and a voice of reason in the polity.
While praying God to grant his immediate family the fortitude to bear the painful loss, Governor Wike said Nigeria will miss the contributions of the former Minister at this critical point in its history.
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