The Anambra State Government has noted with sadness the passage of the erstwhile Minister of Information and Culture, Prince Tony Momoh, and a former member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Honorable Simon Uzama Okpalaeke.
A release signed by the Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. C. Don Adinuba state that Prince Momoh was not just a former minister and one of Nigeria’s greatest journalists as well as a leading lawyer, but also a true lover of the people of Anambra State.
The release stated that in the late 1980s he set up a committee to fashion out Nigeria’s first information and communication policy.
According to the release, Prince Momoh worked closely with former Vice President Alex Ekwueme and held the position of Director of Publicity at the Alex Ekwueme Campaign in 1998/9 and 2002/3.
It added that with the death on February 1 of Prince Tony Momoh, the country has lost one of its finest journalists, a philosopher, a highly principled citizen, a most unassuming public officer, a detribalized Nigerian and, of course, a lover of the people of Anambra State.
The release also stated that the Anambra State Government feels no less sense of loss in the death three days ago of Honorable Simon Uzama Okpalaeke, who represented Ihiala Two constituency in the Anambra State legislature from 2007 to 2011.
Though he was in the House of Assembly for only one term, he made a huge impact on his constituency, especially in the provision of infrastructure.
Even when he ceased to hold a public office, Chief Okpalaeke, a lawyer, industrialist and knight of the church, continued to play a pivotal role in the affairs of not just in his Azia or Ebonesi community but the whole of Ihiala Local Government Area and his commitment to peace and harmonious social relations is well recognized.
The release has it that he remains an example that a person need not hold a position to be considered a leader anywhere, indeed, his death at sixty-four years of a heart attack is tragic.
The Anambra State Government condoles with the Okpalaeke family of Azia and the people of Ihiala Local Government Area on the passage of their important son, as in the case of Prince Momoh and prayed for the repose of his noble soul.
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