The Imo state Governor Hope Uzodimma has described the passing of the former Chief of General Staff of Nigeria during the military leadership of late General Sani Abacha, Lt Gen Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (rtd), as shocking and regrettable.
Diya, according to a statement from the family member Oyesinmola Diya, died in the early hours of Sunday, March 26, 2023.
Also Read: Colleagues, Associates Eulogise Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya
Diya would have been 79 years old on April 3.
Governor Uzodimma said that with Diya’s death, Nigeria has lost, yet another professional soldier, whose experience gathered over many years, services and advice, are badly needed in the country today.
A statement by Oguwike Nwachuku, Uzodimma’s Chief Press Secretary/ Media Adviser, said the Governor commiserated, not just the Diya family and his Odogbolu community in Ogun State where he impacted lives so much, but also the government and people of Ogun State, the Nigerian military and the federal government, over the loss.
Between 1993 and 1997, Diya held critical positions in the then Military Government of Abacha such as Chief of Defence Staff and later, Chief of General Staff, an equivalent of the civilian Vice President and Second in Command to Abacha.
Editor: Anoyoyo Ogiagboviogie
