Amaechi pays tributes to late brother, Dede Charles Amaechi

- Transportation minister Ameachi recently lost his elder brother Dede Charles Amaechi

- Paying tributes to the deceased on Saturday at the funeral, Amaechi recalled his contributions in his life and that of his siblings, adding that it will be difficult to fill his shoes

- The minister expressed gratitude to those who have condoled with him and his family and those who joined him at the funeral

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The minister of transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has paid glowing tributes to his late older brother Dede Charles Amaechi (Oha).

Legit.ng reports that the deceased's funeral rites took place on Saturday, September 12, in his country home, Ubima.

Recalling the impacts of the deceased, Amaechi said his late elder brother was like a father to him and his siblings as he took the responsibility of them after their father died.

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Speaking at the funeral service held at St. Theresa Catholic Church Ubima, Amaechi said: “It is difficult to manage the death of my elder brother. I called him Dede and the reason why I called him that is because it’s like a tradition in Ubima. You cannot call your older brother or sister by their name, so I called him Dede and it became a household name. Most people didn’t even know that his name wasn’t Dede.

“I recall that in the struggle to get through the university, he made his own contributions, he wanted me to school overseas, unfortunately, I didn’t, I had to school at the University of Port Harcourt. He’s done quite a lot for all of us and the most difficult aspect of it is that he kept the family together, and I’m not in a position to do that now that I’ve become the head of the family, but we’ll try.”

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The minister expressed gratitude to those who have condoled with him and his family and those who joined him at the funeral to pay his last respects to the deceased.

The governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong, was at the event in his capacity as the chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and as the representative of the Nigerian Governors Forum Northern Governors Forum (NGF).

In his speech, he urged the family to be consoled as the deceased lived a good life worthy of emulation and contributed greatly to the growth of the church of Christ.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Muhammadu Buhari and eminent political economist and former consultant of the World Bank, Dr Uche Igwe, condoled with Amaechi on the death of his elder brother.

“In this moment of grief, our thoughts and prayers are with the Amaechi family and people of Rivers state,” President Buhari said in a statement signed by his media aide, Garba Shehu.

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