Former Osun state governor is dead (PHOTO)

<p><strong>Former Osun state governor is dead &lpar;PHOTO&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>A former military governor of Osun State&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Col&period; Anthony Uzoma Obi<&sol;a> &lpar;retd&rpar;&comma; is dead&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;19122" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-19122" style&equals;"width&colon; 720px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-19122" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;01&sol;Anthony-Uzoma-Obi&period;png" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"720" height&equals;"451" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-19122" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Col&period; Anthony Uzoma Obi<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The announcement of his death was made in a statement by the family on Monday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the statement&comma; Uzoma died around 6 pm&period; on Sunday&comma; January 1&comma; 2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We&comma; the Family of His Excellency&comma; Rtd Colonel Anthony Uzoma Obi&comma; humbly announce the gentle passing of our Patriarch and head of the family on Saturday&comma; 1st of January&comma; 2023<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our father was a Lion&comma; a warrior&comma; a brave soldier who served the Nation Nigeria as a Two Time Military Administrator and Governor of Osun State and Abia State Nigeria<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Anthony Uzoma Obi was a loving husband first and a devoted father who instilled love&comma; discipline&comma; and humility in all he did on his time on earth&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He shared with us a love deeply portrayed all through his life&comma; and he&comma; most importantly&comma; was the bravest man we ever knew&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We ask that in this time of our grief&comma; that prayers and goodwill are directed towards our family in this trying moment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Adieu Colonel A&period; U&period; Obi&comma; your whole family will forever keep your memory alive&comma; through the mercy of God&comma;” the statement reads&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;