{"id":3360,"date":"2024-12-23T13:26:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T13:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/?p=3360"},"modified":"2024-12-23T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T13:26:50","slug":"pap-otuaro-mourns-over-demise-of-pioneer-pap-boss-gen-godwin-abbe-describes-his-demise-as-a-colossal-loss-to-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/12\/23\/pap-otuaro-mourns-over-demise-of-pioneer-pap-boss-gen-godwin-abbe-describes-his-demise-as-a-colossal-loss-to-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"PAP: Otuaro Mourns Over Demise Of Pioneer PAP Boss, Gen Godwin Abbe, Describes His Demise As A Colossal Loss To Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Freeborn Abraye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has expressed profound sorrow over the demise of Maj-Gen Godwin Abbe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abbe passed away after a brief illness in Abuja on Saturday at the age of 75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otuaro described the passage of Abbe as a shock, and great loss to the nation, the military institution and indeed Edo State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that Abbe was a courageous, brave, hard working military officer who served Nigeria meritoriously with a deep sense of patriotism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otuaro said the former military governor of Akwa Ibom and Rivers States, and Minister of Defence and Interior, laid a solid foundation for the PAP as its pioneer chairman from 2009 to 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PAP boss pointed out that Abbe&#8217;s incredible legacies at the programme had remained indelible till today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He extended his heartfelt condolences to the military establishment, the Abbe&#8217;s family, community and the government and good people of his state, Edo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otuaro said, &#8220;I received with deep sorrow and shock the news of the passing of Maj-Gen Godwin Abbe after a brief illness in Abuja on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;His departure is a huge loss to the nation, the military institution, and Edo State. He was a brave, courageous and committed military officer who distinguished himself meritoriously in service to his fatherland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As the first chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (2009-2010), Maj-Gen Godwin Abbe laid a solid foundation upon which the programme has made tremendous progress since its inception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I commiserate with the military institution, his family, community, the government and good people of Edo State on the sad incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI pray to God for the eternal repose of his soul and to grant his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear this loss.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Signed:<br>Igoniko Oduma<br>Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme.<br>Monday, December 23 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Freeborn Abraye The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has expressed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[887,886,885],"class_list":["post-3360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","tag-describes-his-demise-as-a-colossal-loss-to-nigeria","tag-gen-godwin-abbe","tag-pap-otuaro-mourns-over-demise-of-pioneer-pap-boss"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/25dd235a-a1c3-4c4b-9d27-78f07c046d16-1.jpg?fit=213%2C237&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3252,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/11\/15\/pap-administrator-dr-dennis-otuaro-condoles-with-president-tinubu-ribadu-ministers-defence-chiefs-over-death-of-chief-of-army-staff-lt-gen-taoreed-lagbaja\/","url_meta":{"origin":3360,"position":0},"title":"PAP Administrator, Dr Dennis Otuaro Condoles With President Tinubu, Ribadu, Ministers, Defence Chiefs Over Death Of Chief Of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"November 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"By Freeborn Abraye The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has commiserated with President Bola Tinubu on the passing of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. 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