Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi passed away early on Friday, and Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) has joined other Deltans in grieving.
In a condolence letter provided to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Nwoko, the representative for Delta North Senatorial District, characterized the late Nwaoboshi as an ideal party administrator.
Additionally, he characterized his immediate predecessor, the late former congressman, as a longstanding political figure and devoted community leader.
According to him, Nwaoboshi’s significant contributions to the political development of Delta and Anioma region, which date back to the 1990s, will be recognized.
“I was deeply saddened to learn of Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi’s demise.
“Having held important positions as party chairman, civil commissioner, and senator, among other roles, he undoubtedly made a significant contribution to the social and political development of Delta as a state, Delta North, and the nation.
“I offer the family my sincere condolences on this trying time of their patriarch’s passing on behalf of myself, family, and political associates.
“May the Almighty give the entire family and the people of Oshimili, Anioma, and Delta as a whole the strength to bear the irreversible loss,” Nwoko prayed.
Late Friday afternoon, word leaked out of the former lawmaker’s passing.
From 2015 to 2023, Nwaoboshi, a native of Isieke, Umuekea quarters in Ibusa, represented the Delta North Senatorial District as a senator.
He started his political career in the late 1970s as an assistant to the governor of the former Bendel, a position that laid the groundwork for a lengthy and significant political career.
Later on, he held a number of important national positions, including Chairman of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.
In addition, Nwaoboshi served as Chief James Ibori’s political advisor before becoming the Delta State Commissioner for Agriculture and Special Duties from 2000 to 2006.
He was the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta from 2008 to 2014, but he resigned to run for the Senate, which further increased his status in politics.
He was affectionately known as the “Oracle in Politics.”
