Former Akwa Ibom State Military Governor Mr. Idongesit Nkanga is dead at 68

 

Former Akwa Ibom State Military Governor and (retd.) Air Commodore Mr. Idongesit Nkanga is dead.

ICMS, Inc. Reports 
By Tom Okure, Ph.D.

It is with a heavy heart that I report the death of Mr. Idongesit Nkanga who was a former military governor of Akwa Ibom State.  Mr. Nkanga was appointed governor of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria and governed the state from September 1990 through January 1992 during the military dictatorship of General Ibrahim Babangida. 

At the start of the Nigerian Third Republic he handed over governance of the state to an elected civilian Governor. He had contested for the governorship of the state under the platform of the National Democratic Party but lost to former state governor Obong Victor Attah.

Mr. Nkanga reportedly died yesterday on Christmas Eve December 24, 2020 in an unnamed hospital in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State. It is alleged that he died as a consequence of complications from COVID-19. He was 68 years old at the time of his demise. He was also the National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) at the time of his death.

Mr. Idongesit Nkanga during a
consultation meeting in Albany, New York

As the chairman of PANDEF, Mr Nkanga had been outspoken and was a prominent advocate for the restructuring of Nigeria and the development of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria

I got to know Mr. Nkanga personally very many years ago during his visit to New York State’s capital Albany. I met and became acquainted with him during a consulting engagement in Albany. He was a great statesman and son of Akwa Ibom State and will be greatly missed. May his soul rest in peace (RIP).

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