Former Osun State governor is dead

<p><strong>The former military administrator of Osun State&comma; Colonel Anthony Uzoma Obi &lpar;rtd&rpar; is dead&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Obi&comma; who served as the military governor of Osun State between August 1996 and August 1998&comma; died on Saturday&comma; January 1&comma; as announced by his family&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Osun State Governor&comma; Gboyega Oyetola&comma; in a condolence message&comma; mourned the demise of the former military administrator&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He condoled the family of the deceased and hailed his contributions to governance in Osun&comma; saying he was one of the leaders who laid the foundation of the State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The death of Colonel Anthony Obi &lpar;rtd&rpar; is painful and a huge loss not only to his family but to the nation&period; He was a brave&comma; committed and experienced military officer who served Nigeria and Osun in particular selflessly and passionately&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As a military administrator&comma; Obi made remarkable contributions to governance in Osun and was one of the leaders who laid the foundation of our State and left some legacies he will be remembered for&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;former-rccg-deputy-general-overseer-is-dead&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;3366ff&semi;">Retired RCCG Deputy General Overseer Abiona Is Dead <&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;On behalf of my family&comma; government and the people of Osun&comma; I extend my deepest condolences to the family of Colonel Anthony Obi &lpar;rtd&rpar;&period; Though his death is devastating&comma; I urge you to take solace in the legacies of selflessness&comma; professionalism and service to humanity he left behind&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Governor Oyetola prayed God to grant the soul of the deceased eternal rest and give his bereaved family&comma; friends and associates the fortitude to bear the huge loss&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;