▁ 9 8 . ▁His ▁son ▁Chief ▁Oscar ▁U do ji ▁confirmed ▁this ▁in ▁a ▁statement . ▁Governor ▁Peter ▁Ob i ▁of ▁An amb ra ▁State ▁described ▁U do ji ' s ▁death ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁loss ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁" He ▁was ▁an ▁exempl ary ▁man . ▁He ▁did ▁the ▁nation ▁proud ▁in ▁every ▁area ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁The ▁state ▁government ▁will ▁be ▁fully ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁bur ial ," ▁he ▁said . ▁▁ ▁Family ▁friend ▁Card inal ▁Francis ▁Ar in ze ▁said ▁the ▁Mass ▁in ▁the ▁bur ial . ▁In ▁his ▁ser mon , ▁Card inal ▁Ar in ze ▁said ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁times ▁of ▁U do ji ▁reflected ▁how ▁men ▁who ▁found ▁themselves ▁in ▁authority ▁should ▁conduct ▁themselves ▁in ▁public . ▁Card inal ▁Ar in ze ▁described ▁U do ji ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁used ▁his ▁experience , ▁wealth ▁and ▁position ▁to ▁c ater ▁for ▁many ▁Niger ians ▁by ▁recomm ending ▁a ▁sal ary ▁package ▁for ▁workers , ▁while ▁protect ing ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁poor . ▁" U do ji ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁integrity , ▁self less , ▁hum ane ▁who ▁lived ▁a ▁good ▁life . ▁Every one ▁present ▁at ▁his ▁fun eral ▁today ▁must ▁have ▁benef ited ▁from ▁his ▁U do ji ▁Award ," ▁he ▁said , ▁ur ging ▁all ▁to ▁em ulate ▁his ▁leg a cies . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁his ▁cond ol ence ▁message , ▁Governor ▁Peter ▁Ob i ▁described ▁U do ji ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁few ▁Niger ians ▁who ▁project ed ▁the