The Presidency and Federal Executive Council, today commiserate with the family of late Amb. Chiedu Osakwe, whose sad demise took place yesterday the 22nd of September.
In a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to the Presidency on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, the President, expressed his heart felt condolence to the family over the death of their son, Ambassador Chiedu Osakwe.
President Muhammadu Buhari expressed deep shock at the news stating that the void left by the late Chief Negotiator and Director General of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations will be difficult to fill as he was a man of inestimable value.
Mr. Garba Shehu, said, “The President notes, with deep pain, that the passing of Amb. Osakwe has created a gulf in the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations, which he served as pioneer Director General, bringing invaluable experience, knowledge and skill in setting up and motivating the operations of the agency that was established in 2017.
President Buhari commiserates with all friends, relations and professional associates of the deceased, who served the country for many years as Foreign Service Officer, before joining the Word Trade Organisation, and later accepting to return to the country as a Trade Adviser to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, and Director General of NOTN.
He further expressed that the intellectual depth, fervour and sense of patriotism that Amb. Osakwe handled responsibilities will be sorely missed, especially the frontline and historical role of chairing the Negotiating Forum of the African Union (AU) from June 2017 to March 2018, during which time the negotiations were concluded on the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
President prays that the Almighty God will receive the soul of the cerebral diplomat, scholar and administrator, and comfort his family,” the statement read.
