The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said on Monday that the death of the former Vice President. Dr. Alex Ekwueme is an exit of an unrivalled colossus at a time Nigeria is in dire need of his wisdom, knowledge, discipline, courage and patriotism.
The Minister said it will be difficult to replace the late statesman for his quality, pointing out that as Vice President, the late Ekwueme left office poorer than when he was not in the office.
In a condolence message to the Ekwueme family signed by the Minister, Senator Ngige said he “received with a great jolt, sadness and deep sense of loss, the news of the exit of my political boss, friend and teacher.
Ekwueme: We have lost a political colossus – Ngige
