Senators paid glowing tributes to
Agagu on the floor of the hallowed chamber on Wednesday following a motion
by the senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Boluwaji Kunlere.
Kunlere, who contested the senatorial
seat with Agagu in 2011, drew his colleagues’ attention to the sudden
death of the former governor last week after he returned from a vacation
abroad.
He noted that the late Agagu who had
served his state and the nation as a deputy governor, governor and minister at
various periods, deserved a special honour by the senate.
He, therefore, moved that the Senate
should observe a minute silence for him and also, send a delegation to
commiserate with his family and the people of Ondo State.
Senators Hosea Agboola, Danjuma
Goje, Ajayi Boroffice, and Adegbenga Kaka, who made contributions on the issue,
commended the virtues of the late Agagu and described him as “a simple, very
accommodating, and highly articulate politician.”
They observed that Agagu performed
very well in all the assignments he undertook, either at the state or federal
level, and that his achievements were worth celebrating.
Before requesting the senators to
vote on the motion, Mark observed that the favourable comments made about
Agagu showed that Nigerians, irrespective of their party
affiliation or ethnic consideration, agreed that the late governor was an
achiever.
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