Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has commiserated with the Chairman, Silverbird Group, Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce, on the demise of his mother, Mrs Margaret Murray-Bruce.
Mrs Murray-Bruce died on Tuesday at the age of 95.
Okowa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, on Tuesday in Asaba, said that it was sad to hear of Margaret’s death. He said it was a loss not just to the Murray-Bruce family but to the society at large.
The Governor said the contributions of the deceased matriarch of Murray-Bruce family to society was laudable.
He urged the children and other family members to be consoled by the legacies she left behind.
“I learnt of the passing of Mama Margaret Murray-Bruce, the mother of my good friend and brother, Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce. It’s usually very heart-breaking to lose a parent at whatever age.”
”I am nonetheless consoled by the fact that Mama Murray-Bruce lived a worthy and exemplary life, and known to have impacted on many lives while she lived.”
“On behalf of my family, the government and people of Delta, I condole with my dear brother, Ben Murray-Bruce, on the passing of his beloved mother, Mama Margaret Murray-Bruce,” he said.
Okowa noted that it was indeed a painful loss but urged Ben, and the entire family to take solace in the fact that she lived a life of great accomplishments and left indelible footprints.
”It is our prayer that God should grant you and the family the fortitude to bear this great loss,” Okowa said.