Buhari mourns the 'Minister of state for Labor', James Ocholi

Read the press statement from the Presidency
below...

President Buhari has expressed shock and
sadness at the death of Barrister James
Ocholi (SAN), who together with his wife
and son were killed in a car crash in Abuja
on March 6, 2016.

President Buhari
described the Minister of State for Labour's
death as untimely, regretting that Nigeria
has lost a key component of the Change
agenda.

"Barrister Ocholi was an accomplished and
patriotic Nigerian, who was keen to accept
the call to service at a time his country
needed him," President Buhari said, adding
that in the few months he had been in
office, the late minister of state had already
begun to distinguish himself through his
commitment and dedication to his
portfolio. The late Ocholi has had a long
record of political association with
President Buhari. President Buhari also
consoled with the government and people
of Kogi State, whom he described as
having lost a distinguished and
irreplaceable son. He prayed that God
would comfort them and grant them the
grace to bear the loss. "The entire country
mourns the loss of this great man, who
has sadly left us when we need him most,"
he said. President Buhari has also sent the
Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, Engineer David Babachir to
formally convey the news to members of
the deceased family as well as
parishioners in his place of worship.