Emma Amaize, Perez Brisibe and Ochuko Akuopha

OZORO- SECOND Republic Senator and South-South leader, Senator Francis Spanner Okpozo, 82, is dead.

A veteran politician, he was an elder of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta state before he passed on. He was also a respected voice in party politics across the country.

Urhobo ethnic nationality political leader, Chief Great Ogboru, who spoke on his demise, said: “Pa Okpozo’s death is a huge loss to Delta state. His quest for change and justice was exemplary and kept him going strong at 82.”

“His contributions to Delta state and the APC will remain indelible. He was a great man and decent progressive leader and politician, a rare breed. We may not see his type again for a long time,” he added.

Deputy Chairman, APC, in the state, Chief Cyril Ogodo, asserted: “The news of Senator Okpozo’s death came to me as a rude shock. He was very receptive and humble. He did his best to advance the course of his people resulting to the strong and viable political structures that abounds in the Isoko nation today.”

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