Ex-NUPENG Secretary, Frank Kokori Dies on 80th Birthday

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A former Secretary General of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Chief Frank Kokori, has died.

Daily Report Nigeria reports that Kokori died at exactly 1:30 am on Thursday, December 7, 2023, which is coincidentally his 80th birthday.

Elder Kokori’s passage was announced by his personal assistant, Atawada Barry Oke.

According to Oke, the former labour leader’s health relapsed on Monday as he was unable to interact with people around him while he was placed on life support.

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Kokori’s death is coming barely one month after crying out from his hospital bed that he had been neglected and abandoned to die despite his huge contribution to the democratic growth of the country.

The Octogenarian has been in sick bed at Mount Horeb Clinic, Warri, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, over a kidney-related ailment since early November.

Until his death, Kokori was a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State.

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