By Aiyeku Timothy
The former military governor of Akwa Ibom State, Air Commodre Idongesit Nkanga, has died as a result of COVID-19 complications.
The death of Nkanga on the night on 24th December, 2020 was announced by the Akwa Ibom State government, in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem.
“The information from the Isolation center where he was admitted and managed indicates that the first indigenous military Governor of our state and leader of Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum (PANDEF) died from complications resulting from COVID-19 infection. Requisite protective protocol and contact tracing have been immediately activated,” the statement had said.
Before his death, Otuekong Nkanga was the Director General of Governor Udom Emmanuel’s Divine Mandate Campaign organization 2015 and 2019 and the Chairman of the Ibom Airport Development company and Ibom Air.
In his reaction to the death, the Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, consoled with the family of the bereaved and declared a seven day period of mourning effective Saturday, 26th December, 2020.
The statement also stated that “Flags are to be flown at half mast for the entire duration of the mourning in the state.”
