{"id":129253,"date":"2026-09-01T19:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=129253"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:24:23","slug":"i-lost-true-friend-political-associate-wike-mourns-dan-orbih","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/i-lost-true-friend-political-associate-wike-mourns-dan-orbih\/","title":{"rendered":"I Lost\u00a0 True Friend, Political Associate, Wike Mourns Dan Orbih"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>y Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has mourned the passing of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Daniel Osi Orbih, describing him as a true friend, committed political ally and a man of faith.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Orbih died on Monday, August 31, 2026.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Reacting to the death in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Wike described Orbih\u2019s death as painful, saying he had lost a friend and a political associate who played a significant role in his life.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Wike described Orbih as \u201ca friend indeed\u201d and the death as the \u201cfall of one of the biggest trees in the political forest of Edo State.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI have lost a friend and a committed political ally. Dan Osi Orbih was everything anyone could desire in friendship and political associate. But we can&#8217;t question God. He gives and He takes,&#8221; the statement read in part<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The FCT Minister commiserated with the Orbih family, describing the deceased as \u201ca good friend, a great politician, and a man of faith in the Almighty God.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cOn behalf of myself, my family and political associates, I commiserate with the family of Chief M.C.K. Orbih, on the demise of Chief Dan Orbih, a good friend, a great politician, and a man of faith in the Almighty God. May his soul rest in peace,&#8221; he said<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Orbih\u2019s death was earlier confirmed by his family in a statement signed by Francis Udukhomoi Orbih, on behalf of the Orbih family.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The family said it received the news of his death with \u201cprofound sadness and a heavy heart,\u201d while submitting to the will of God.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Orbih is survived by his wife, Mrs Florence Orbih; his children, Miss Winifred Anwosiobor Orbih and Dr Mildred Omonemi Orbih; his brothers and sisters; as well as other members of his extended family.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Meanwhile, the family appealed to relatives, friends and well wishers to remember them in their prayers at the difficult time, adding that details of the funeral arrangements would be announced later.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Orbih was a major political figure in Edo State and the South-South region. He served for several years as Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the PDP before becoming the party\u2019s National Vice Chairman (South South).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He was also a prominent political associate of Wike and a key figure within the political network around the FCT Minister.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>y Lizzy Chirkpi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has mourned the passing of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Daniel Osi Orbih, describing&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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