Pauline Onyibe 
Chief Timipre Sylva, former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election, has expressed shock and sadness over the passing of Nestor Binabo, former acting Governor of Bayelsa State.
New Telegraph reports that Binabor died on Thursday, July 29 after a brief illness.
Late Nestor Binabo briefly served as the acting Governor of Bayelsa State from January to February 2012. He also served as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly.
In a condolence letter signed by Sylva and made available to journalists by Julius Bokoru, he described the loss as a colossal one.
The letter reads, “We have lost one of our titans. While we are stunned, pained and thrown in utter helplessness, we believe that God makes these decisions
“He left positives marks in the politics of our state, in governance and ultimately, in the development of the glory of all lands and Nigeria’
“I commiserate with the Binabo family as they mourn. Losing a patriarch is always a shattering experience. We will pray, mourn, stand and support them as they deal with this steep time’
“The family should be consoled by the fact they gave to Bayelsa and Nigeria a man of the finest qualities who blessed society positively and gave a noble account of himself”.
