The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has lost his father to the cold hands of death as the president sends him an official condolence message
President Buhari, Chris Ngige and late Nnamdi Azikiwe's son, Chukwuma during the 2015 presidential campaign
In a letter to dated 13th February, 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari, has sent a condolence message to the minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige over the death of the late Ngige Patriarch, Pa Akunnia Pius Ngige.
According to the website of the Federal Ministry Of Information, fmi.gov.ng, the president stated:
"Please convey my heart-felt condolences to the immediate family and the good citizens of Alor town. It is always sad when a dear friend loses his dad, as one cannot fully share the grief. But, we must take solace in the old saying: 'All who live must die, passing through nature to eternity.' I join you in honouring the grand old man and cherish the contributions he and his contemporaries made to build Nigeria to the status it is now. His was a life well spent."
It has been revealed that the president, his vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Senate president, Bukola Saraki and the speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Dogara, among other dignitaries are expected to attend the burial of late Pa Pius Ngige.