Breaking: Ex-Senator Ohize is dead

A former Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Otaru Salihu Ohio, is dead.
He died on Sunday afternoon at the National Hospital, Abuja.
Details of what led to his death were still sketchy as at press time.
Ohize, born February 5, 1953, was elected senator on May 29, 2007 on the platform of the Action Congress.
He earned a B.Sc in Political Science from the University of Lagos (1987) and a Master of International Affairs and Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (2003).
He served for 15 years in the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Navy.
He was the Chairman of Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State for two terms.
After taking his seat in the Senate in June 2007, he was appointed to committees on Sports, Police Affairs, Interior Affairs, Information and Media, Housing, Commerce and Agriculture.
Meanwhile, the incumbent Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Ahmed Ogembe, has described the death of Ohize as a great loss to the people of Ebiraland and Kogi State at large.
In a statement released immediately after leaving the hospital where the deceased passed away, Senator Ogembe expressed sadness over the demise of a great icon and grassroots mobilizer.
He said: “It was a rude shock with deep sorrow to hear the unexpected and sudden death of Senator Ohize this morning; may God grant our people the fortitude to bear the priceless loss of a political colossus, ‘Rest In Peace.’”
Ogembe urged the entire family, particularly his children, to take solace in the fact that Senator Ohize lived a fulfilled life with remarkable track record of great achievements.
Ogembe, who himself was among the dignitaries that rushed to the National Hospital, Abuja, where the late senator died, prayed that God would accept the spirit of the departed soul and grant the family the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.
He noted that the deceased would be greatly missed by all, especially the Ebiras in particular and the people of Kogi Central Senatorial District in general.