GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki has mourned the demise of the Chairman of the State Chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Comrade Sunny Osayande.
In a statement, Obaseki noted that the state was in great grief over the loss of a true comrade and icon of the Nigerian labour movement, whose selfless role in the maintenance of industrial harmony in Edo State will remain evergreen.
The Governor hailed the forthrightness of late Osayande, noting that he maintained a calm and balanced disposition towards government, whenever labour disputes arose in the state.
He said this positive disposition made the transformation exercise in the public and civil service in the state seamless.
The governor commiserated with all workers in the state, the leadership and members of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the family and friends of late Comrade Osayande.
He prayed God Almighty to grant the soul of the departed labour leader eternal rest.
Comrade Sunny Osayande passed on in the early hours of Sunday. Until his death, he was the Chairman of the Edo State Chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress and was elected on April 25, 2019.
