DELTA State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has described the late industrialist and boardroom guru, Deacon Gamaliel Oforitsenere Onosode, as a gift to the state and Nigeria.  

Okowa, who stated this yesterday when he paid a condolence visit to the Onosode’s family in Surulere, Lagos, admonished his wife, Mrs. Susan Onosode, and other members of the family not to weep for too long, but to give thanks and praises to God for giving such a wonderful person to the family, Delta State and Nigeria.

“The event of the passing of our beloved daddy, no doubt, is painful, but I would advise that this is not the time to cry, but rather a time to give praises and thanks to God for giving us somebody like him.

“His name will continue to resonate in the mind of all Nigerians as a man of integrity. The corporate world will continue to remember him.

“He lived his life to the glory of God. He is a vessel of honour and we are all proud of him. So, we thank God for his life and for giving him to us.”

Okowa, in a response to the family’s request for an enabling environment during the funeral rites, which begins later this month, assured, that the state will not only provide adequate security, but also be part of the funeral activities.