Mrs Salome Acheju Abuh, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) woman leader who was brutally murdered two days after the last governorship election in Kogi State has been laid to rest in her village, Aji-Obala in Ofu local government council of the state.
The interment held on Saturday amid tears and agony from the victim’s husband, children, friends, and political associates among other sympathisers.
The officiating minister, Rev. John Adino of the United Evangelical Church (UEC) enjoined Christians to give their lives to Jesus Christ, saying death could come at any time, adding that how people die does not matter, but it is always good for people to die in the cause of the Lord.
In his tribute, husband of the deceased, Elder Simeon Abuh, said the late Acheju had paid a supreme price for Igala land through politics, describing her as a “martyr whose political sagacity will remain fresh in the mind of her political associates.”
He called on the federal government to ensure that the perpetrators of her murder are arrested and brought to book.
The State woman leader of PDP, Olori Margaret Orebiyi described the late Salome as a lively person who can turn negative things to positive because of her commitment and versatility in politics.
She urged the children of the deceased to emulate their mother in order to continue her good legacies.
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last Kogi governorship election Engr. Musa Wada, said Mrs. Salome Abuh died for Kogi State and the Igala nation, noting that he had set out to emancipate the people of the state “from the hands of oppressors.”
Also speaking, the only son of the deceased, David Abuh, described their mother as “a lover of people who invested much in assisting the needy ones in the society.”
He called on the federal government to ensure that justice is done over the killing of their mother.
