Tinubu, Jonathan, Obi pay last respects to Bayelsa dep gov
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former President Goodluck Jonathan, Labour Party presidential candidate during 2023 general election, Peter Obi, state governors and other prominent Nigerians on Saturday thronged Ofoni community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State to pay the last respect to the late Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Ewhrudjakpo who died on December […]
Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former President Goodluck Jonathan, Labour Party presidential candidate during 2023 general election, Peter Obi, state governors and other prominent Nigerians on Saturday thronged Ofoni community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State to pay the last respect to the late Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
Ewhrudjakpo who died on December 11, 2025 at the age of 60, was buried amid the solemn mood in the state.
President Tinubu represented by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, said Ewhrudjakpo’s demise was a huge loss not only to the state but to the country at large given his legacy of service.
He said the late deputy governor left an indelible mark on the sands of time and that posterity will be kind to him.
While expressing condolences to the Ewhrudjakpo family, the government and people of Bayelsa, Tinubu urged them to take solace in the fact that he lived a good life.
In his remarks, former President Goodluck Jonathan described Ewhrudjakpo’s death as a bitter pill to swallow, adding that as Christians, they need to thank God in line with the biblical teaching.
Jonathan described Ewhrudjakpo as a good man, saying it was rare for people to speak so highly of a politician that rose to the position of deputy governor.
Also, Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, described the passing of his deputy as a harsh reality that was impossible to ignore but said God who took him cannot be questioned.
In a sermon, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bomadi, Most Rev. Hyacinth Egbebo, admonished Christians not to mourn like those without hope, saying their focus should be on their Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
He also urged Christians to live according to the values of God’s kingdom, saying Ewhrudjakpo was very forthright, generous and humble and should be emulated by politicians.