By Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo
The Taraba state Cmmissioner of Health, Dr. Innocent Vakkai on Wednesday confirmed that the state Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Pastor Peter Gambo died of some health issues that is confidential.
Vakkai, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Jalingo debunked the earlier speculations that the Chairman died of Covid19.
He noted that late Gambo was not admitted at the federal medical centre Jaling as earlier reported, adding that he was admitted at the state specialist hospital.
“I want to inform the public that the NLC Chairman who passed on in the early hours of this morning at Jalingo specialists hospital was not a victim of Covid-19 as being speculated” said Vakkai.
According to him, Gambo had been on admission at the Specialists hospital Jalingo and was tested for COVID-19 where result came back negative.
Dr. Innocent Vakkai also pointed out that the two active cases that were announced last week, the one at specialist has been discharged while
the other one is still in an isolation centre at the federal medical centre Jalingo.
The Commissioner who is also the Chairman, State Task Force Committee on Covid-19, expressed worried over the reasing cases of pandemic in the Country, noting that people must adhere to the social distance protocol.
Meanwhile, Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku has expressed shock over the news of the sudden and untimely death of Rev Peter Gambo, chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Taraba State.
Ishaku, in a statement signed by his Senior Special adviser on media and Publicity, Mr. Bala dan Abu said the news of the death of Rev Gambo was particularly devastating to the administration of His Excellency because the late trade unionist played a vital role in making labour in Taraba State a strategic partner of Government in the development of the state.
The statement maintained that he was one labour leader who administered the union with the fear of God and a genuine determination to significantly improve the welfare of workers.
According the statement, governor Ishaku recalled the late Gambo’s mature and skillful approach to labour issues which resulted in the robust and productive relationship between government and the labour unions in the State.
The statement also urged workers and the family of the late labour leader to take solace, considering the fact that Gambo served the entire Nigerian labour family meritoriously and left an unblemished legacy of loyalty and honesty.
Our Correspondent reports that, untill his death, Pastor Peter Gambo was serving his second term as state NLC Chairman and a Pastor with Christ Glorious Army Church, Jalingo.
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