Former Delta State Deputy Governor, Professor Amos Agbe Utuama SAN, is dead
Utuama, who was a deputy governor between 2007-2015, passed on after a protracted illness.
He was born June 5, 1947.
Actual News gathered that the Senior Advocate of Nigeria ((SAN) passed on in the early hours of Saturday in Lagos.
Utuama was a deputy to former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan. He served for eight years with Uduaghan on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He was also the commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Delta State under the administration of former Governor James Ibori.
Although the passing of the legal luminary has not been officially announced by her family, political associates of the deceased confirmed the development to NIGER DELTA TODAY Online.
Prior to joining politics, Prof Utuama was a well respected law lecturer at the University of Lagos.
He hailed from Otughievwen (Otu-Jeremi) town in Ughievwen Kingdom of Ughelli South local government area of Delta State.
The former deputy governor was said to have been sick since after the passage of his wife, Dr. Nelly Utuama.
In his tribute, Ibori described the late Utuama as a humble, loyal aide who executed his duties with utmost professionalism during his lifetime.
He wrote: “Professor Amos Agbe Utuama, my humble, loyal, and esteemed Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice. You were my steadfast legal foundation, executing your duties with unwavering commitment. If it were within my power to halt death, I would have done so for you. Farewell, dear Professor. May your pure soul rest in eternal peace”.
