The former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning in Delta state, Olorogun Kenneth Okpara is dead.
Until his death, he was among the aspirants contesting for the governorship position in 2023. His death was confirmed by Commissioner for Urban Renewal, Olorogun Arthur Akpowowo.
He said that Chief Okpara died at about 4 am earlier today Friday 19, 2021 at Eku, Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state.
Akpowowo, who is also the National Publicity Secretary of the Delta Central 2023 lobby group (DC-23), stated that “Eku will remember you for a long time to come. RIP Kenneth O. Okpara.”
The National Chairman of DC-23, Senator Chief Ighoyota Amori, described the death of Okpara as very painful and tragic.
He noted that Deltans, Urhobo, and his immediate community would greatly miss him because he was a good man to reckon with.
It would be recalled that Olorogun Okpara had been battling with a protracted illness, but gave up the ghost when he was needed most by his kinsmen, Deltans, and humanity in general.