The Cross River State Governor, Bassey Edet Otu, has condoled with the Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, over the death of his Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abdukadir Mahe, as reported by Business Day.

A press statement by Otu's Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Nsa Gill, stated that the Chairman of Nigeria's Governors' Forum was in Calabar with his Kogi State counterpart to flag off the 2024 Carnival Calabar when the incident occurred.

Commiserating with AbdulRasaq, the government and the people of Kwara State, Otu described the death of Mahe as “an irreparable loss,” but said it was “from God we come, and to Him we shall all return.

“On behalf of the government and the people of Cross River State, please accept our heartfelt condolences,” the statement stated.

Otu prayed to the Almighty God to console the Kwara State Governor, the family of the deceased, and the entire people of the state, and grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.