Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, NCPC Mr John Kennedy Opara, has described the sudden demise of late Senator Isaiah Balat as “shocking and devastating.’’
Opara stated this in a statement issued by the Head, Media Unit of the Commission yesterday in Abuja.
The NCPC helmsman expressed sadness that the former Minister of State for works and Housing died at a time when his services was most needed.
Mr.Opara further described late Senator Balat as a “devout Christian, God fearing and detribalized Nigerian who had contributed in no small measure to the political development of the country.”