APC Mourns Captain Hosa Okunbo

APC has mourned the demise of Captain Hosa Okunbo.

Gatekeepers News reports that the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC, has mourned the Benin billionaire and Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Marine Solution Limited, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo better known as Captain Hosa, who passed on in the United Kingdom on Sunday.

The APC described the late businessman as “a perfect gentleman and a humanitarian par excellence.”

APC in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Chris Azebamwan, said it received the news of his death with shock and deep sadness.

Azebamwan added that the party owed the late Hosa “a debt ‎of gratitude.”

The statement read: “Capi as he was fondly called, bestrode the landscape like a colossus, and his influence and personage covered business, academia, arts, culture and most especially, humanitarian gestures. He was a man with a very large heart.

“His philanthropic gestures and his capacity and willingness to give are unequalled and without parallel. He gave to causes without counting costs. He lived without bitterness or envy.

“He carved a niche for himself when he spearheaded the initiative that led to the use of transparent ballot boxes by the Nigerian electoral body. It was a measure of his integrity and forthrightness. He was a benefactor to politics and politicians. The All Progressives Congress, APC Edo State, owes Captain Hosa a debt of gratitude.

“Capi was largely driven by a burning desire to add value to his environment, especially Edo State. He was a mentor and an inspiration to many. He was a bridge-builder, an oasis in the wilderness.

“He was a good friend, a dependable ally, a doting husband and a dutiful and loving father. Capi will be sorely missed, and the vacuum his passing has created will be difficult, if not impossible to fill.”

The APC commiserated with and prayed for his family, friends and associates in these difficult and trying times.