Jamoh Extols Virtues of late Prince Paeke Dongban
Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, OFR (middle) commissioning the Late Paeke Dongban Memorial Hall, while Governor of Plateau State, Barr Caleb Mutfwang; Former Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong; Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike; Governor of Oyo State, Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde; President, Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Maikyau and other dignitaries look on in Plateau State
Jamoh Extols Virtues of late Prince Paeke Dongban
By Okezie Nnadi
… Commissions Hall In His Honour
The Director General of of the Nigeria Maritme Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, OFR, has extolled the virtues of Late Prince Paeke Dongban, who was an employee of the agency until his death on July 23, 2022.
Late Prince Paeke was the son of the President, Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem CFR.
Commissioning a multi-purpose hall built in honour of late Paeke in Ngootlong, Plateau State, Jamoh described in the deceased as a morally upright young man who was ethically conscious and a good example in the midst of his peers.
Describing Paeke from the workplace perspective, Dr. Jamoh said the deceased was known for punctuality, commitment to work and sincerity to the cause of nation building.
Dr. Jamoh said “An emotional void created in the hearts of the NIMASA family members by the demise of Prince is filled by the noble deeds he was noted for and the many positive ways he touched lives at work and at play.
“Prince was an ambassador of the modern Nigerian youth.
The NIMASA DG while commending the parents of the deceased for making efforts to immortalise their late son with the building of a multipurpose hall in his honour, reassured that the agency and all friends of Paeke, will always stand by them.
Paeke’s mother Hon. Justice Monica Dongban -Mensem is serving President of the Federal Court of Appeal.
Other dignitaries present at the event who spoke glowingly about the deceased and strengthened the family were the governors Caleb Muftwang of Plateau; Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Hyacinth Alia of Benue; Abdullahi Sule of Nassarawa and former Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Jonah Jang of Plateau.
Also present was the President of Nigeria Bar Association, Yakubu Maikyau, traditional rulers and other dignitaries.
The high point of the gathering was Dr Jamoh’s formal commissioning of the multipurpose hall in honour of the deceased .
Prince Paeke who was born on 29th January 1984 died on 23rd July 2022.
