The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has expressed his condolences to former Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom following the death of his younger brother, Mr Bernard Tyozenda Ortom.
In a statement released yesterday by his senior special assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the minister referred to the loss of Bernard as “painful” and extended prayers for the repose of his soul.
Wike encouraged former Governor Ortom and the Ortom Adorogo family from Guma local government area, Benue State, to remain strong and find solace in God, the creator of life and death.
“The news of the death of Mr Bernard Tyozenda Ortom came to me as a rude shock, and I understand the feeling of loss that my brother and friend, His Excellency, Dr. Samuel Ortom, must be experiencing right now.
“However, as painful and shocking as this death may be, I urge you to find solace in God, who has made death inevitable.
“I commiserate with you over this sad incident. It is my prayer that God, in His infinite mercies, will grant you and the entire Ortom Adorogo family the strength to bear this irreparable and painful loss,” he said.
