- As Zulum mourns
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri
THE Special Advisers on Community Relations to governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state, Chief Kester Ogualili is dead.
Ogualili had before his new appointment, was former Special Adviser to Ex- Governor Kashim Shettima, now Vice President of the federal republic of Nigeria.
This is as Zulum expressed deep shock over the sad incidence.
The longest serving Adviser died suddenly on Friday in his house after he was rushed to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) for treatment and discharged same day.
Sources said, the deceased who is in his early 50s, had on Friday morning went to his office at Zenith Bank near Government House Maiduguri.
While he had wanted to reach a convenience (Toilet) to ease himself at the office, sources said, he forcefully passed the urine before reaching the destination, after which, he was assisted by some staff and rushed to hospital for treatment.
Before his reappointment as SA to the present Governor, he had worked at the Zenith Bank plc together with the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima,where he spent most of his professional years before coming into active partisan politics.
…….Zulum mourns death of his Special Adviser, Kester Ogualili
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has expressed deep shock over the passing away of his Special Adviser on Community Relations, Chief Kester Ogualili.
The Governor extended his condolence to the family of the late Ogualili, his associates and the Zenith Bank plc, where the deceased worked for many years.
Zulum’s message was in a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Abdurrahman Ahmed Bindi, on Saturday.
“I am saddened by the passing of Hon Kester Ogualili; he has served the people of Borno diligently for many years. Hon. Kester was a promoter of peace and a good ambassador of the Igbo community in Borno,” Zulum said.
He added, “We will continue to remember his role serving as a bridge to foster peaceful co-existence among the residents.”
The Governor prayed for the repose of the soul of the deceased and for the family the fortitude to bear the loss.
“Hon. Kester was of Igbo ethnicity and hailed from Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra but lived most of his life in Borno State.
“Hon. Kester served as the Special Adviser on Community Relations between 2011 and 2019 during the administration of Senator Kashim Shettima, now Vice President.
“He was also appointed to the same position by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, served from 2019 to 2023, and was reappointed for another term in January 2024.” The statement concluded.
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