Immediate past Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has felicitated with a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Prof. Samuel W. E. Ibodje, on his 85th birthday.
Omo-Agege described Prof. Ibodje as a beacon of great intellect and an icon of integrity that is worth celebrating as he marks his birthday.
In a statement on Wednesday signed by his Media Adviser, Mr. Sunny Areh, Omo-Agege said Prof. Ibodje who was a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt among many academic positions he held in various universities, is a man of “endless wisdom and great intellect”.
“You always have been, and always will be the parental figure of everyone around the house. Your endless wisdom and great intellect can guide us through the darkest of paths, into the light,” Omo-Agege stated.
“Prof. Ibodje has been a persistent advocate for the rights, protection and fair bargain for the Niger Delta within the Nigerian federation, driving the agitation for special treatment for oil producing communities,” Senator Omo-Agege said.
He prayed for excellent health and God’s continued protection for the eminent Niger Delta leader and elder statesman.
