Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State on Monday said that the death of a
former Minister of Works, Tony Anenih, has robbed Nigeria of a
nationalist and consummate political strategist.
The Governor stated this while commiserating with his Edo State
counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, the family of the late elder statesman and
the entire people of Edo State.
Lalong’s condolence message is contained in a statement issued in Jos on
Monday, October 29, 2018 by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and
Publicity, Mark Longyen, and made available to newsmen.
The statement reads: “I commiserate with the Executive Governor of Edo
State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, the government and people of Edo State and the
entire Anenih family over the painful exit of its patriarch, the late
Chief Tony Anenih.
“The death of Chief Anenih has indeed robbed Nigeria of a nationalist,
consummate political strategist and patriot, and created a vacuum which
will be difficult to fill in a long time.
“The deceased had lived a fulfilled live, died at the ripe age of 85,
and impacted so much on the Nigerian political scene, all of which
combined to earn him the nickname, “Mr FIx It.”
“While it is very sad to lose this courageous nationalist at this moment
of our nation’s history we, as believers, we must, however, take solace
in the fact that death is inevitable for all mortals,” the statement
added.