Chief Ropo Asala, the Vice
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has died at the
age of 54 years.
The APC, in a statement issued in
Lokoja on Sunday, said that Asala died suddenly at his Egbe hometown in Yagba
West Local Government in the evening of July 13, NAN reports.
According to the statement, the
death of Asala came as a rude shock and a tragedy to the party.
The statement signed by the state
Publicity Secretary of APC, Mr Jibril Abu, commiserated with the family,
friends and associates of Asala, urging them to bear his death with fortitude.
The party also promised to stand
by his immediate family members in this trying period and beyond.
Also, Gov. Yahaya Bello has
described the death of Asala as a great loss to the party and the entire people
of the state.
Bello in a statement signed by
his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Onogwu Mohammed, said that the late Vice Chairman
was a patriot who served the state to the best of his ability.
“Asala was a quiet man, a
consummate party leader, who played several defining roles in the success of
our party as Zonal Chairman, Kogi West.
“The state has lost a selfless
leader and a peacemaker. We promise to stand with the family at this moment of
grief,’’ Bello said.
While commiserating with the
family, friends and associates of Asala, the governor urged them to take solace
in the quality of peaceful life he lived.
The late APC chieftain was during
his lifetime, a two-time Chairman of Yagba West Local Government and a former
Councillor in the same council.
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