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Bayelsa State yesterday was thrown into deep mourning as the news of the demise of the late Pa Abraham Diri, father of the state Governor Senator Douye Diri broke out.
A statement from the office of the Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Mr Daniel Alabrah quoted the family to have announced Pa Abraham Diri’s demise through a family member, Mr Jothan Diri thus:
“With a deep feeling of loss, the Diri Family of Kalama-Owei Wari in Sampou Community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State announces the sudden passage of our patriarch, Lay Reader Pa Abraham Michael Joseph Diri.
“Pa Abraham Diri departed on Sunday, February 12 at the age of 88 years.
The statement added that the late octogenarian father of the state Governor until his passage was a retired Headmaster, a devout Christian and a man of exemplary humility.
The statement also read in parts:”The Diri family and indeed the entire Sampou community are consoled that our dear brother and father lived a fulfilled life. Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.”
