The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Chris Ngige has declared Monday, March 7, 2016 a mourning day in the ministry and its agencies as a mark of honour for the late Minister of State for Labour and Employment, James Enojo Ocholi, who died along with his wife and son in a ghastly motor accident along the Kaduna- Abuja road on Sunday, March 6, 2016.
“We have lost a legal luminary and community mobiliser with exceptional and visionary leadership skills, who has brought his wealth of experience to bear in discharge of his responsibilities as the Honourable Minister of State in the ministry as evident in the complementary role he played in the on-going efforts at resolving industrial crisis in the health and oil and gas sectors,” Ngige said while paying tribute to the deceased.
He said Ocholi left the labour sector at a time when the nation greatly needed his deep experience as an arbitrator and international negotiator.
According to him, the vacuum created by his demise would remain difficult to fill.
He said a condolence register has been opened in honour of the late Minister of State in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment
The minister prayed God to grant Ocholi, his late wife, Blessing, and son, Joshua eternal rest and extended his condolences to the Ocholis, the government and people of Kogi State.
