By Vincent Ujumadu
ANAMBRA State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has described the death of one of Nigeria’s foremost nationalists, Chief Anthony Enahoro as a great loss to the nation.

In a statement in Awka Wednesday after receiving the death of Enahoro, Obi said that Nigeria has lost a patriot, a nationalist and an elder statesman par excellence.

The governor said he was “struck by the depth of Enahoro’s love for Nigeria that even in ill health and at the age of 87, he was still actively seeking solutions to our problems”.

He noted that Enahoro’s life of public service posed a challenge to all Nigerians, adding “his death challenges us”.

“The honour we owe his good name and good works is to ensure that his labours would not be in vain. Those of us coming after him ought to improve on the contributions of our founding fathers. But I do not know how many in our generation that can match his progressive spirit,” Governor Obi said.

Extending his condolences to the family of the deceased and the government and people of Edo State, Governor Obi said the issue of life and death was firmly in God’s hands, adding that death leads to another phase of existence.