Wike Mourns General Jeremiah Useni

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike is mourning the death of a former Minister, Lt. General Jeremiah Timbut Useni.

In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Wike describes Useni’s death as the “fall of one of the biggest trees in the forest of Nigeria” that will be greatly missed .

The Statement says he was a leader Nigerians will never forget for helping to develop the FCT when he served as the Minister between 1993 and 1998,.

The statement prays for the repose of his soul as he will be sorely missed by the entire people of Plateau State,.

“On behalf of myself and residents of the FCT, I mourn the departure of General Jeremiah Timbut Oseni, a great man, a Patriot, a fine military officer, a Politician, a Peacemaker and a man of faith in the Almighty God. May his soul rest in peace.”

The Statement also lists other areas he had served “From joining the Army at the age of 14, to becoming the Military Governor of the defunct Bendel State, Minister of Transport, Quarter-Master General of the Nigeria Army, FCT Minister and Senator for the Plateau South of Plateau State, Lt. General Jeremiah Timbut Useni, can be said to be among those Nigerians who saw it all and lived a life of service to the country.”

Remi Johnson, Edited By Grace Namiji