Oborevwori, Dafinone Mourn as Ex-Minister, Gbagi, Dies at 62

Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has expressed his heart-felt condolences to the family of a former Minister of State for Education, Chief Kenneth Gbagi, who passed on Saturday, May 4, at the age of 62.
Also, the Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial district, Senator Ede Dafinone, yesterday, commiserated with the Urhobo nation, family and friends of the late Minister.

Gbagi a senior lawyer, businessman and governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general election, died after a brief illness.
According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, Governor Oborevwori described the passing of Gbagi as tragic, unfortunate and heart-wrenching.

He commiserated with the people of Ughelli South Local Government Area and Oginibo community, in particular, over the demise of the renowned politician and former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain.
He noted that Gbagi, a criminologist, entrepreneur and lawyer, was chairman, Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, and, later, Minister of Education (State) during President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

“On behalf of the government and people of Delta State, I mourn the passing of a renowned politician and astute businessman, Chief Kenneth Gbagi, who passed on in Lagos on Saturday.
“The news of his death came to me as a terrible shock and my heart-felt condolences go to his family, the people of Oginibo and the members of the Social Democratic Party, SDP,” Oborevwori said.

On his part, Dafinone, in a statement personally signed, said Gbagi’s passage represented not just the loss of a remarkable individual but also departure of an iconic figure in Urhobo nation.

“It is with a heavy heart that I, Senator Ede Dafinone, representing the esteemed people of Delta Central Senatorial District, extend my deepest condolences to the Gbagi family, of Oginigbo, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Urhobo Nation, friends, and associates on the passing of Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi at 62 years old.

“The news of Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi’s demise on May 4th, 2024, has left us all in deep sorrow. His passing represents not just the loss of a remarkable individual but also the departure of an iconic figure in the Urhobo Nation, a distinguished lawyer, an astute industrialist, and a former Minister of Education,” he said.