Football injury saved me from likely death - Ocholi's first son

– Aaron Ocholi, first son of the late minister of state for labour and employment, James Ocholi has said that the injury he sustained while playing football saved his life 

– Aaron who is a young lawyer has vowed to sustain his father’s legacy 

– The minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, has said that the federal government may immortalize the late minister.





              Aaron Ocholi, the eldest son of the late minister of state for labour and employment, James Ocholi has said that the dislocated arm from an injury sustained during football practice prevented him from embarking on the journey which led to the death of his parent and brother on Sunday, March 6. 


         The Leadership, reports that Ocholi, who was returning from a church thanksgiving service in Kaduna, would have travelled with his eldest son, Aaron, but was forced to leave him behind after he sustained a dislocation on his right arm while playing football. 


Aaron, a young lawyer who was called to the Nigerian Bar in October, 2015, same day his father was screened by the National Assembly as a minister has vowed to sustain his father’s legacy in the legal profession.


           At a reception organized for him by friends and well-wishers at the Sheraton Hotel on the same day, Ocholi had joked that as he was leaving legal profession to serve his country, his son would be taking over from him. Just few months after making that statement, Aaron has now been forced by providence to shoulder that legacy.

               The home of the late Ocholi was besieged by dignitaries who trooped in to commiserate with the family. Some of the earliest visitors was the first lady, Aisha Buhari and Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello. 

L-R children of the late minister; Ale Ocholi, Aaron Ocholi and the minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola. 

Others included minister of labour, Chris Ngige; minister of sports, Solomon Dalong; minister of Interior, Gen. Danbazzau (rtd); minister of state for agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri; the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association; Senator Dino Malaye and a host of other dignitaries. Meanwhile, the minister of labour and productivity, Chris Ngige has hinted that the federal government may immortalize the late Ocholi.