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It was a solemn moment as family, friends, the leadership of All Progressives Congress Cross River State, and Business Associates trooped the country home of late Comrade Leonard AFANGA WODAR in Igol Ugbagada Nkum Iborr, Ogoja to pay last respect.
Leaders paid tribute as they took turns to pour emotions over the untimely death of late Hon Leonard Afanga Wodar, a community leader, a peace builder and consummate Business Man.
Reading his tribute, the immediate past Chairman of Ogoja LGA and leader of Nkum Iborr Ward, Hon Emmanuel Ishabor x-rayed the contributions of the late Afanga, he charged everyone to learn to celebrate ourselves while we are still alive because the vacuum he left cannot be filled in a hurry. He said he was forever indebted to him for being a pillar of support to him and the Ward.
Hon Patrick Agbe who read the tribute of the state Chairman of APC, examined the life of Afanga as a political son whom he tutelaged for years. He said the disease is a good example of a community leader who is loved by his people. He Admonished everyone to be mindful of how we use positions of influence and leadership.
Hon Emmanuel Anoh who read out the tribute of the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt Hon Peter Odey, posed a striking question: “with this death, the questions in our hearts about why good men depart so early have become even stronger. He also said I have a worthy opponent whom I ran elections twice- first as students and then in 2019 when we ran for the Ogoja State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly. On both occasions I won but he was gracious in defeat and never took me to courts nor did he allow bitterness to build between us”.
Hon Joe Lifu took tributes for the Ugbagada community as he reeled out the humane and sacrificial life of the disease. He said the APC Family, BAKOR nation is pained by this death, the Executive Director Operations of SYNERGY MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED, Akpoga Geoffrey, took the tribute for the group, a company late Afanga tenaciously built while he was alive.
The funeral climaxed when an age long friend of late Afanga, Dr Oli made a passionate appeal to the government of Cross River State to assist the family in the children’s education, saying the late Afanga toiled so much for the party and deserves handsome rewards even in death.
