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Gov. Abiodun Mourns Gen. Diya’s Passage

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commiserated with the government and people of Nigeria, as well as the military, friends and associates of the former Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya on the passing away of the Soldier statesman who would have turned 79 next week (April 3).

In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, Prince Abiodun described the departed army General as a seasoned administrator, gentleman, and officer whose contributions to the development of the security architecture of Nigeria would remain indelible, adding that others carried on where he left and Ogun State would not forget Diya’s role in its history.

The Governor recalled that the deceased who apart from being a former de facto Number Two Citizen in the country was also a military governor in Ogun State.

He was courageous and daring, quick-witted and patriotic. Gen. Diya played frontline roles in the evolution and development of the state and his activities in the military, in part led to the eventual return and enthronement of democracy in the country in 1999.

Governor Abiodun called on the family members, friends and associates of the departed leader who hailed from Odogbolu in Ogun East Senatorial District of the State to take solace in the fact that the late soldier-statesman played the parts assigned to him by providence diligently, conscientiously and patriotically meritoriously.

While praying Almighty God to grant the late Diya’s soul eternal rest, Gov. Abiodun also enjoined Nigerians to emulate the good virtues that he left behind.

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