The Niger Delta Youth Coalition
for Peace and Progress (NDYCPP) on Sunday expressed grief over the death of Mr Gordon Obua, the former Chief Security Officer
(CSO) to former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Obua, who hailed from Ogbia Local Government Area, died of
heart attack on Thursday at the National Hospital, Abuja.
Mr Fred Obua, a family member to the
late CSO, had confirmed the death in a telephone interview on Friday
Reacting to the development, Mr
Kenedy West, Coordinator of NDYCPP said that the sudden demise of Obua, was a
sad loss to the entire Niger Delta region.
“It is a sad, one, we lost a very big
person in Obua, the former Chief Security Officer to Ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan , the news of his death has thrown us all into mourning.
“We have always relied on his wealth
of experience and hoped that his expertise and knowledge could be deployed in
ensuring and preserving the existing peace in the Niger Delta region.
“He was an asset and his untimely
death is shocking to us, we pray for the repose of his soul,” West said.
The coalition
condoled with the family of the late CSO, the Ogbia kingdom and the people and
government of Bayelsa
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