The Rivers Government has expressed shock over the death of Mr Tonye Harry, former Speaker of the State House of Assembly on Friday.
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Harry, who was Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Tennis Federation, died in air ambulance en route France for treatment for an undisclosed ailment.
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The state's Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Friday that Harry was patriotic and committed to the rule of law.
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"The Government and people of Rivers State received with shock in the early hours of Friday, Oct.4, news of the sudden demise of Tonye Ezekiel Harry.