Nwoko Honors Late Sen. Nwaoboshi as Exemplary Party Leader

Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi passed away in the early hours of Friday, and Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) has joined other Deltans in grieving.

In a condolence statement provided to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Nwoko, the representative for the Delta North Senatorial District, called the late Nwaoboshi a perfect party administrator.

He also referred to his immediate predecessor, the late former congressman, as a longstanding political figure and a committed community leader.

He declared that Nwaoboshi would be remembered for his significant contributions, which date back to the 1990s, to the political development of Delta and Anioma land.

“I learned of Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi’s passing with a deep sense of sorrow and grief.

“Having held important positions as party chairman, civil commissioner, and senator, among other offices, he undoubtedly made a significant contribution to the social and political development of Delta as a state, Delta North, and the nation.”

“On behalf of my family, friends, and political associates, I offer the family my sincere condolences during this trying time of their patriarch’s passing.

“May the Almighty give the entire family the strength to bear the irreversible loss, as well as the people of Oshimili, Anioma, and Delta at large,” Nwoko prayed.

Late on Friday afternoon, word leaked out of the former lawmaker’s passing.

From 2015 to 2023, Nwaoboshi, a resident of Isieke, Umuekea quarters in Ibusa, represented the Delta North Senatorial District as a senator.

He started his political career in the late 1970s as an assistant to the governor of the former Bendel, a position that laid the groundwork for a lengthy and significant career.

Among other important national positions, he later held the position of Chairman of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.

In addition, Nwaoboshi served as Chief James Ibori’s political advisor before serving as the Delta State Commissioner for Agriculture and Special Duties from 2000 to 2006.

He held the position of State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta from 2008 to 2014 before stepping down to run for the Senate, a decision that increased his reputation in politics.

He was affectionately called the “Oracle in Politics.”