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Edo deputy gov, Omobayo, receives heroic homecoming in Akoko-Edo – Nigerian Observer
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Omokide, who was a member of the state house of assembly between 1979 and 1983, died on Friday at the age of 87.
According to a statement issued on Sunday, the elder statesman who hailed from Igarra, in Edo, was the secretary of the Muslim pilgrims welfare board for many years.
Friends, sympathisers and associates have paid tribute to him, while he has been buried according to Islamic rites.
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Okhishimede Eshimokhai Idogu, traditional ruler of Okpe kingdom in Akoko Edo, said the deceased will be remembered for his significant contribution to uplifting the lives of people.
“The quality representation which late alhaji Aliyu Omokide offered his people during his hey days as a honourable member of the defunct Bendel state house of assembly is eternally evergreen and difficult to forget,” Idogu was quoted to have said.