The Delta State Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mr. Omamuzo Erebe, has eulogised Mr. Louis Umuze, a Chief State Counsel, on his voluntary retirement from the Civil Service after eleven years of Service, describing him as a great asset to the Ministry.

Erebe stated this in Asaba during a send-forth ceremony organized for him by the ministry.

Mr. Erebe said that Mr. Umuze was a dedicated staff of the ministry, whose impact on the Ministry of Justice was commendable, adding that as an officer that worked with him directly, Mr. Umuze assisted him in handling most pressing official issues.

Erebe stated that the vacuum created by his voluntary retirement would be difficult to replace, stressing that the 11 years spent in service of Delta State Government and the State Ministry of Justice in particular by Mr. Umuze counted for something.

In their various remarks, some staff of the Ministry including the Director of the Office of the Public Defender, Mr. Ernest Edonwonyi; Director of Peoples Rights, Mrs. Juliet Ojefia; Director of Legal Drafting, Mrs. Ekpemina; Mr. Solomon Funkekeme.

A staff in the Chambers of the Solicitor- General, and the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Mr. Onoriode Etatsemi, all commended Mr. Umuze for his dedication to duty.

Responding, Mr. Umuze lauded the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, the various Directors and staff of the Ministry for their kind gesture to him throughout his 11 years of service in the Ministry.