Former Senator Mpigi exemplified honor and dedication throughout his tenure, says Akpabio

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio

By Henry Umoru

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that the late Senator who represented Rivers South East Senatorial District served his people and country with honour, dignity and unwavering devotion to duty.

Senator Akpabio made the declaration in his tribute at a funeral service held in honour of the Senator at the Anglican Church in Koroma Tai, Rivers State.

In a statement from his media office on Saturday, Senator Akpabio said, “Senator Barinada Mpigi served his people and his country with honour, with dignity, and with unwavering devotion to duty.

“In the hallowed Chamber of the Senate, where the affairs of the nation are debated and determined, his voice was steady, his judgment thoughtful, and his commitment to the welfare of his constituents unmistakable.”

According to Senator Akpabio, the late Rivers State Senator served with dignity and with conviction, mindful that the lives, hopes, and welfare of many were bound up in how faithfully they served.

“He served with loyalty to his people, with fidelity to his conscience, and with faith in the promise of our nation.

“Though we grieve his loss, we remember him as a man who served with honour, who labored with conviction, and who believed in the future of Nigeria. Nigeria misses him. The Senate mourns him. His people remember him. His service remains stenciled in the tablets of time and in our national archives,” Akpabio said.

Until his death, the late Senator Mpigi, who represented Rivers South East in the Senate, was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works and was reputed to be one of the most influential, outspoken and dedicated senators in the Nigerian 10th Senate.