Adams Oshiomhole, former Governor of Edo State in Southern Nigeria has mourned the demise of a former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh passed away on Monday.
In a statement he personally signed, Oshiomhole said the news of Momoh’s demise shocked him.
He described the deceased as a man of peace who played politics without bitterness.
Oshiomhole condoled with the late Momoh’s wife, children, and the entire Momoh Family.
“I received with disbelief and shock, the passing of Prince Tony Momoh, the Yerima of Auchi Kingdom,” the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said.
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“Prince Tony Momoh was a man of peace, a bridge-builder and a trailblazer, whose impressive career mentored a whole new generation of present-day leaders in the media, public service, and academia.
“He played politics without bitterness, exceptional maturity, and a unique ability to accommodate diverse opinions even when they were against his own beliefs.
As Minister of Information & Culture at a very critical moment in Nigeria political history, he introduced a novel channel of communication with the people in his acclaimed ‘Letters To My Countrymen’ series, through which he periodically explained policies of government to the governed while they too had the opportunity to react to the letters, which ultimately served as feedback to government.
“He stamped his feet in the sands of time as a journalist, administrator, public commentator, and conscience of the political elite. He will ever be remembered as one of the very few principled, loyal and conscience-driven politicians in Nigeria.
His unique brand of unwavering loyalty and commitment to ideals is manifest in his political engagements as Director of Media and Publicity for the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) Chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the critical role he played in the emergence of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“I have lost an elder brother, counselor, political ally, and a dear friend.
“My sincere condolences goes to his wife, children, the great Momoh Family, particularly our Royal Father, Alh. H A Momoh Ikelebe III, the Otaru of Auchi, the entire people of Auchi Sacred Kingdom, and the All Progressives Congress for this irreplaceable loss. May God receive his soul into paradise.”
