Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has extended heartfelt condolences to Governor Douye Diri, the Government and people of Bayelsa State over the passing of the state\u2019s Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.<\/p>\n
In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, Governor Oborevwori described the death of Senator Ewhrudjakpo, affectionately known as \u201ca man of many proverbs\u201d as both tragic and deeply saddening.<\/p>\n
The Governor noted that Senator Ewhrudjakpo was a man of uncommon wisdom, intellect and humility, and whose contributions to governance and public service left a lasting impact on the Niger Delta and Nigeria at large.<\/p>\n
Oborevwori said: \u201cI join the Governor, his family, Government and people of Bayelsa State, friends and allies in mourning Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was a team player, a dependable partner in leadership and a fountain of wisdom. His passing is a painful reminder of the fragility of life.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Governor also extended prayers for God\u2019s comfort to the bereaved Governor, Senator Douye Diri, family, and the people of Bayelsa State, and urged them to take solace in the legacies of service and dedication left behind by the late Deputy Governor.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of my family, the people and Government of Delta State, I pray that the Almighty God grants Governor Douye Diri, his family and all who mourn him the strength to bear this irreparable loss,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Senator Ewhrudjakpo, who served as Deputy Governor under Governor Douye Diri, was widely respected across the Niger Delta region for his eloquence, deep grasp of governance and his trademark use of proverbs in public communication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has extended heartfelt condolences to Governor Douye Diri, the Government and people of Bayelsa State over the passing of the state\u2019s Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, Governor Oborevwori described the death of Senator Ewhrudjakpo, affectionately known […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":32258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[6304,6303],"class_list":["post-32257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state","tag-festus-ahon","tag-senator-lawrence-ewhrudjakpo"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/deputy-e1765741353626.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4oswh-8oh","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32257"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32259,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32257\/revisions\/32259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}