Chief Ake was reported to
have died of an undisclosed illness in Lagos University Teaching Hospital,
LUTH.
A founding member of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former Chairman of the party in Rivers
state, Chief Godspower .U Ake is dead.
A reliable source told
DAILY POST that G.U Ake who hails from Omoku in Ogba-Ogbema-Ndoni Local
government area battled with a long-term terminal ailment until his death.
A Political leader in
Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local government area, Prince Peter Odike who confirmed the
report told our correspondent on telephone that Chief Ake will be greatly
missed especially this period when Rivers state needs him most.
“I can tell you that we
have lost a mountain. It is so sad that we are losing him at this critical time
of our state. This is when Rivers state needs him the most but unfortunately we
can’t question God,” Odike said.
Chief Ake was a Special
Adviser on Lands and Survey to former Governor Peter Odili and later became the
South-South Zonal Chairman of the PDP after the assassination of Chief Kaka
Dikibo in 2004.
G.U Ake rose to become one
of the most influential politicians in Rivers state after Marshal Harry who was
also assassinated by snipers in Abuja.
He later became the
Chairman of the PDP in Rivers state before he was removed by a High Court in
Abuja and replaced by Chief Felix Obuah.
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