CONDOLENCE—Daughter of late James Ocholi, Ale and son, Aaron Ocholi at the residence of the late Minister of State at Kado Estate, Abuja, yesterday. Top Right: Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige signing the condolence register for Late Ocholi. Below right: Sympathisers at the residence. Photos: Abayomi Adeshida.
Only surviving son of the late Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Barrister Aaron Ocholi, has promised to retain all the legacies of his father.
Aaron Ocholi who is 25 years, according to family sources, was saved from following his father to attend the Church service in Kaduna due to an ankle injury he sustained while training on a football pitch.
Addressing sympathisers who visited the family house at 4 Daggash Street, Kado Estate, Abuja. Aaron said he would not tamper with the legacy of his father and will never sell his books and law firm, assuring the SANs that with them, he would not derail.
Aaron was on crutches at the time the father and some members of the family embarked on the fatal trip.
The late minister had five children, two sons and three daughters. Ojoni is the first daughter, Aaron is the second son, he was called to bar the day his father was screened in the Senate.
Kaduna State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Francis Udoma, 10 persons were in the two SUVs, a Prado and a Lexus, involved in the accident that claimed the lives of the minister, his wife and son, adding that seven others who sustained serious injuries were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
His words: “A total of 10 persons were involved in that sad accident. You have already written about those that died – the minister,, his wife and son. There are seven other victims, but they have all been taken to the Abuja National Hospital, yesterday.
‘’They were in two cars – a Prado and a Lexus. All I can tell you is that at the time we took them there, they were given prompt medical attention. Since I am not the one treating them, I cannot tell you precisely how they are responding. But, I am told that they are responding well”, he said.
Minister for Works Housing and Power, Babatunde Fashola (2nd right) and Minister of Environment, Hajia Amina Mohammed condoling with Late Minister of State James Ocholi’s son, Aaron (2nd left) and daughter, Ale. Photos by Abayomi Adeshida.
See photos below, Wife of the President Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of the vice president -Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, Hon Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung, Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige paid a condolence visit to the family of Barrister James Ocholi SAN who died in a ghastly car accident that also claimed his wife and son on Sunday.
