Ex-NUPENG Secretary, Frank Kokori Is Dead

Ex-NUPENG secretary, Frank Kokori is dead.

Glamtush reports that the former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Chief Frank Kokori, is dead.

This online newspaper understands that he reportedly died on the same day he was supposed to mark his 80th birthday,

Kokori, a activist with the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), died of kidney-related ailment in the early hours of Thursday at a private hospital in Warri, Delta State.

His death was confirmed by the Delta State Government.

On November 9, Kokori raised an alarm over his health status from his sick bed.

Twenty-four hours later, Sheriff Oborevwori, Governor of Delta, visited the elder statesman at the hospital and promised that the state would provide support for him to get “high-quality medical treatment”.

Kokori gained prominence in the struggle for the validation of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election won by late Chief Moshood Abiola.

He mobilised workers against the annulment of the election and the military junta.

Owing to his activism, he was arrested and detained by the military government.

Dignitaries and some of the old associates of the departed labour leader have since been showering tributes on him.