The pioneer Secretary to the Government of Kogi State, Chief Andrew Enumanu Aileku is dead.
Aileku died peacefully in his sleep at 88.
He was the Secretary to the Government of Benue State before the creation of Kogi State in 1991.
Commiserating with the family of the deceased, Kogi State Government described Aileku as a seasoned administrator and an oasis of professionalism in his hey days as a journalist and a bureaucrat who oversaw the administrative corridors of Benue and Kogi State like a collosus.
In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, in Lokoja on Sunday, the state government said Aileku will be remembered for his selfless service to the people and government of Kogi State.
“He deployed his wealth of experience to put the state on a strong footing from inception.
“It is sad that we lost the brilliant bureaucrat when the present administration is doing a lot to reposition the state in line with the global challenge of dealing with the economic fallout of the pandemic that has damaged the global economy.
“A peaceful man in his lifetime, Chief Aileku died yesterday peacefully in his sleep. He was not sick before his death. He will be greatly missed by his family, the people of Bassa LGA and the entire people of Kogi State,” the statement read.
The state government pledged to collaborate with his family to ensure a befitting burial for the departed hero.
