Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan
Foremost trade unionist and former General-Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Chief Frank Kokori, has been reported dead on his 80th birthday after a protracted illness.
Kokori, an elder statesman, reportedly gave up the ghost precisely 1:30 am (today) Thursday, December 7, 2023, coincidentally on his birthday at exactly 80.
The passage of the octogenarian was made public at about 2:30 am by Chief Kokori’s personal assistant, Atawada Barry Oke.
He said the former labour leader’s health relapsed on Monday as he was unable to interact with people around him while he was placed on life support.
Kokori’s death came barely one month after he cried out from his hospital bed on Thursday, November 9, 2023, that he had been neglected and abandoned to die in spite of his huge contribution to the democratic growth of the country.
