Dr Omede Idris, a Past National President of Nigerian Medical Association NMA and Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria APBN. Dr Omede Idris, also a former Commissioner of Health, Kogi state, visited the family of late Salome A. Abuh, last Friday, THE OBSERVERS TIMES report.
Dr Omede Idris commiserate and console with the husband and children of the burnt to death Mrs Salome A.Abuh.
Mrs Salome A. Abuh was a victim of post election violence in the 16th November 2019 Kogi State Governorship election. She was heinously and tragically burnt alive by political thugs in her family house, in Ochadamu ward of Ofu LGA, Kogi state.
Dr Omede Idris described her as an active, lively, very friendly, bubbling democrat, whose death remains very painful, heinous, tragic and an abuse of democratic tenets that the woman leader stood for, in most of her life time and died. She died through orchestrated act of non democratic elements in the community. He further stated that the quantum of reaction by the people of all strata including women, youths, civil society organizations, the National Assembly, the Presidency; lately the Kogi state government, the international community and Bodies Nigeria subscribe to, is a clear indication that all are waiting for the outcome of genuine, fair and just investigation and implementation of the recommendations. Nothing must be swept under the carpet. Violence pre, intra and post election should by an ananthema in the 21st century in a civil and civilised nation. It must be condemned in totality. May her name remain indelible in the democratic history of Kogi state and be extension the nation as yet another women who lost her life in her quest for genuine democracy.
In his response, the family members thanked Dr Omede Idris for the visit. Speaking, Mr Simon A. Abuh, the husband of the late burnt alive women leader stressed the distress, agony and pain the family has been going through since the untimely painful exit of his wife. The three days burial arrangement of late Salome A. Abuh begins on Wednesday 4th December 2019 with service of songs at Utako, Abuja. The wake keeping at her father home in Ojiaji-Obala by Ajegwu in Ofu LGA Kogi state holds on Saturday 7th December while the funeral service and reception at the same venue holds on Sunday 8th Dec 2019.