Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, and the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, have extended their condolences to Bayelsa State Governor, The Honourable Seriake Dickson, over the death of his mother, Mrs. Gold Coast Dickson.

Obi in a statement by his Media Office said it was a painful thing to lose one’s mother but urged Governor Dickson to be consoled “to be consoled by the fact that he gave his mother the best possible treatment and did everything a responsible son should do to save the life of his dear mother.”

He prayed for God to give the Governor and other members of the Dickson family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

On his part, Prince Secondus in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Ike Abonyi, on Friday in Abuja, Secondus said the news came to the PDP family as a shock.

Secondus said Mrs Dickson would be remembered for the unique motherly role that enabled her to raise good children which included the governor.

“Even as we take solace on her reaching the ripe age of 72 years and leaving behind huge legacies, we are not oblivious of the fact that death, no matter how and when it comes, is always a painful experience.

“This is even more difficult to bear when it happens to a beloved and admirable mother.

“PDP family shares in your pain and prays that Mama’s soul rests in the bosom of her creator,” he said.

Secondus urged the governor and the rest members of the Dickson family to take solace in the fact that the deceased left behind blessings and legacies.

“It is our prayer that the good Lord will grant her soul eternal rest and the immediate family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” Secondus said.