Dr Olejeme loses father

By Njamanze Fidel

The father of the Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Ngozi Olejeme is dead

Pa Phillip Osakwe Diuno is aged 84; he died at St Luke's Hospital, Asaba on Monday.

In a statement issued in Asaba by the Director of Communication of Ngozi Juliet Olejeme Foundation, Mr. Henry Ebireri, Dr. Olejeme described her late father as a great personality.

“Words cannot convey what he meant to me. He was a great man, a loving father and lover of his people ', she maintained.

Olejeme who is also the deputy chairman, finance committee, Presidential Campaign Organization said her late father served his community to the best of his ability.

“He lived a life of sacrifice. He built a bridge of hope and unity among his people. He will be remembered for elevating the profile of his community” she said.

“The burial arrangements will be announced later by the family” the statement said.