President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt commiserations to the family, friends and associates of Hon. Eddy Dakoru, teacher, businessman and one-time member, Rivers State House of Assembly in the second republic, 1979-1983.
Dakoru, who died at the age of 92, was also a former councillor who represented Horsfall Ward in the Degema Local Government Council of Rivers State.
“The president believes that the very respectable gentleman, who did not allow himself to be overcome by life’s challenges having lost his father at the age of four, will be fondly remembered for his hardwork and diligence.
“With determination and perseverance, the former Confidential secretary in the United Africa Company of Nigeria (UAC) in the fifties, rose to the position of Human Resources and Industrial Relations Manager in 1975, becoming the first Nigerian to be appointed to a full managerial status at Tate & Lyle Nigeria limited,” a statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, noted.
President Buhari prayed that God would grant the soul of the departed eternal rest.