The Paramount traditional ruler of Mbula kingdom in Adamawa state, His Royal Majesty Joel Joram Fwa is dead.
He died at the age of 81 at the Federal Medical Center Yola, Sunday morning after battling prolonged health challenges.
Meanwhile, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has offered his condolences to the Mbula traditional council, the Royal family and the entire Mbula kingdom over the demise of His Royal Highness Joram Joel Fwa.
A statement by Press Secretary to the Governor Mr Humwashi Wonosikou noted with great sadness that the Governor received the news from the Mbula traditional council that His Royal Highness Murum Mbula J.J Fwa has died.
The Governor described the late Mbula Monarch as a reservoir of knowledge who dedicated his life to the service of humanity and God.
“His wise council will be missed in a nation ravaged by crisis and multifaceted challenges threatening to tear her apart.”
“Adamawa has lost not just a much loved and highly respected public figure, but a devoted son of the state and a proud Monarch whose extraordinary life and work cannot be easily forgotten.”
“He left a mark as a determined, courageous and hardworking patriot who stirred the Mbula traditional council that has remained an indisputable institution vital to the peace and unity of the Numan federation and Adamawa State as a whole.”
“As an educationist and technocrat, who helped in moulding lives, inspiring many that learned under him and recently his Concordia College project that is fostering hope and encouraging ambitions of young people.”
Fintiri commended his service both in the civil service and traditional institution and urged the good people of Mbula kingdom, the Royal family and the entire Adamawa State to take solace in God and bear the irreparable loss.
While praying to God to grant him eternal rest, the Governor noted his numerous contributions to the growth and development of the State, saying it will take another courageous person to take his place.
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