Former Nigerian Minister dies (photograph)

One of the distinguished navy figures and elder statesmen, Major General Godwin Osagie Abbe (Rtd.), has handed away on Saturday night time in Abuja after a protracted sickness.

Abbe was a former Minister of Defence and Interior. He additionally served as a navy governor of Akwa Ibom and Rivers States respectively.

,,,,,,Born on January 10, 1949, Abbe’s life was marked by notable accomplishments in each the navy and public service.

,,,,,,,He joined the Nigerian Army in 1967 and rose steadily by means of the ranks, holding key roles similar to Battalion Commander, General Officer Commanding 2 Division, and Commander of the National War College.

…..In addition to his navy achievements, Abbe contributed to Nigeria’s political panorama as a minister underneath the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s administration.

His legacy contains varied nationwide and worldwide navy decorations.

_____Abbe, who loved hobbies similar to squash, looking, and masonry, was making ready to have a good time his 76th birthday subsequent month.

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