Peter Obi, 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has sent his “profound condolences to the family of Lt- General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (Rtd) GCON”.
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Lt- General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (Rtd) GCON |
General Diya, former Chief of General Staff, under the Late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, died in the morning of Sunday at the age of 79.
The former Anambra State Governor said: General Diya’s “service to the people and the nation will always be remembered”.
In his message of condolence to the “Diya family”, Obi said: “My family and I convey our most profound condolences to the Diya family on the death of their patriarch, Lt- General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (Rtd) GCON. His service to the people and the nation, in different capacities, will always be remembered.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Diya Family as we pray to God Almighty to grant the family the fortitude to bear this colossal loss and grant peaceful repose to his soul.”