The Oshiomhole described the death of Audu as rude shock to him as a time him(Oshiomhole) and other party members were planning to celebrate his unassailable lead at the polls which was adjudged inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The governor made this known in a statement released by his chief press secretary, Peter Okhiria saying: “I received with shock, the sad news of the death of Prince Abubakar Audu, candidate of our great party in the Kogi state gubernatorial election.
“I was with Prince Audu just a few days ago, at the mega rally of our great party, where we marketed our party’s manisfesto to the electorate and he looked hale and hearty as he dished out his plans to restore the glory of his state.
“His death, coming just as we were getting ready to celebrate his unassailable lead at the polls, is a sad reminder on the transience of life.
“There is no doubt that Kogi state has lost a gentleman, a certified performer whose legacies as a first-term Governor remain unmatched in the state.”
The Edo state chief executive added that the deceased left his mark in the sand of time as he brought development to his state and impacted live of his people.
In a related development, Governor Rochas Okorocha has expressed his feeling over the death of the APC governorship candidate saying that Audu ‘s death left him in shock noting that the death showed the limitation of human beings.
Okorocha in a condolence message made through his media aide, Samuel Onwuemeodo said that ‘We are all pencils in the hand of the creator’.
He explained that the death of Audu came when it was least expected but noted that God’s knew why it happened.
Meanwhile, the Senate president, Bukola Saraki in his message on Twitter message over the sudden death of the governor said: “I pray Allah grants Aljanah Firdaus to the soul of the deceased, and the family the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.”
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