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July 17, 2007
Umeh mourns Ilodibe
LAGOS-BASED business man, Chief Mike Umeh has described the death of Chief Augustine Ilodibe, executive chairman of Ekene Dili Chukwu Transport as a big loss not only to Anambra state but the entire country.
Umeh, in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos described the late transport magnate as a "patriotic Nigerian business man" who those in the transport sector would forever remember, giving the role he played in developing that sector of the nation’s economy.
"Ilodibe was one of those who opened up and did all he could to develop the transport sector of the nation’s economy. He weas a true patriot. We are all definitely going to miss him and his philanthropic gestures," Umeh stated.
He urged the family to bear the loss, even as he noted that they should take consolation in the fact that he (Chief Ilodibe) lived a fulfilled life and contributed immensely to the growth and development of the nation.
Posted by Publisher at July 17, 2007 02:59 PM
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