The remains of former Minister of Agriculture, Audu Innocent Ogbeh, have been laid to rest.
Naijaonpoint reports that Ogbeh, who passed away on August 8, 2025, at the age of 78, was buried in his hometown of Efugo, Otukpa, Ogbadibo Local Government Area, Benue State.
According to Daily Post, Ogbeh’s casket was lowered into the grave around 1:20 pm as relatives, friends, and associates paid their final respects in an atmosphere filled with grief.
Also, a Funeral Mass was conducted in his honour at St. Francis Catholic Church, Otukpa, before the interment.
Meanwhile, former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, recently recounted how the late ex-President, Muhammadu Buhari, was misled to stop the initial plan to appoint Chief Audu Ogbeh as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
El-Rufai made this known on Monday while speaking at Ogbeh’s Night of Tribute, held at the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja.
He said shortly after the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the 2015 presidential election, a close friend who had worked for the party’s victory sought his help to secure the SGF position.
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) chieftain said he approached Buhari, then the president-elect, about the position, but he informed him of his decision to appoint a Christian from the Middle Belt to the top job.
El-Rufai recounted that Buhari later confided he had settled on Audu Ogbeh, describing him as his only choice for ....
According to him, the plan changed when some individuals around Buhari allegedly claimed that Ogbeh owed banks as much as ₦2 billion from his agricultural ventures and would be distracted by personal debts.
El-Rufai added that Buhari later admitted he had been misled and sought to make amends by appointing Ogbeh as Minister of Agriculture.
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