–Blank NEWS Online (NIGERIA) –By Albert OGRAKA:

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh FCNA, CrFA, has extolled the Commission’s Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Hon. Chief (Barr.) John Obukohwo Nani, on his 60th birthday anniversary today.

Bashorun Askia, described the former member of the Delta State Executive Council and House of Assembly, as a dependable ally with an unassuming mien.

A statement titled TODAY, MY BROTHER, JOHN NANI, IS COATED IN DIAMOND and signed by the DESOPADEC reads:

“I celebrate you today, my friend, brother and reliable political associate, Hon. Chief (Barr.) John Obukohwo Nani, as you are Diamond coated today, moreso, as you take your first step into the Elders Council.

“Working closely with you this past year as our Executive Director, Finance and Administration, you have demonstrated a remarkable spirit of teamwork, revealing you as a dependable ally with an unassuming mien.

“On this special day, I join your well-wishers to felicitate with you and to pray that God, in His infinite mercy, grant you long life. May He not depart from you in the many more years ahead of you and may He grant you more prosperity and bless you with excellent health. In Jesus Name, Amen.”