Former Nigerian Ambassador to Togo, Okobi is dead

Former Nigerian Ambassador to Togo, Vincent Sunny Okobi is dead.

The deceased son, Amaechi Okobi, stated this on Thursday.

His family said due to the pandemic rampaging the global economy, they would not be welcoming any condolence visit.

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The Ambassador is survived by Justice Victoria Okobi, children, 14 grand children, siblings and other family members.

“Ambassador Okobi left his most unforgettable legacy as a devoted husband of 52 years, father of four children and grandfather of 14”, a statement read.

He was also a clerk under then Governor-General of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe, before leaving Nigeria for the United States.

In 1960, he was made the President of the African Students’ Union in Washington, D.C.

Also, the late ambassador was a philanthropist and fought effortlessly to unite friendship between Togo and Nigeria which attracted him the French award ”France’s Légion d’honneur from President Francois Mitterrand.

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