UDUAGHAN MOURNS UMARU DIKKO, SAYS HE WAS A TRUE NATIONALIST

Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has expressed deep condolences to the people and Government of Kaduna State on the passing away of elder statesman and one time Minister of

Transport, Alhaji Umaru Dikko.

In a statement signed by Mr Felix Ofou, his Press Secretary, the Governor described the late minister as a nationalist who lived and was willing to sacrifice his life for the unity and survival of
Nigeria.

Said he, "The late Alhaji Umaru Dikko, will be remembered for his unusual candour and contributions in politics.

Though sometimes controversial and misunderstood in the past, you cannot take
away the fact that he was a true nationalist and who was ready to put down his
life for the unity‎ and survival of the country".

Governor Uduaghan also remarked that Dikko's death signified the end of an era of colourful politics when politicians were noted for flamboyance and intelligent contribution to national discourse as
against what obtains now wherein people pull down others irrespective of their
‎potentials or quality of what they have to offer.

He therefore urged politicians to embrace the "live and let live‎"  philosophy of the late elder of
the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and prayed God to give the Dikko
family, as well as government and people of Kaduna State the fortitude to bear
the loss.