A former Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, is dead.
The elder statesman died at 6 pm on Thursday at the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, according to a statement by Chief Rob Nwakaire Ezeife.
The statement added that more details about the deceased and the arrangements for his State burial will be announced later.
“On behalf of the Ezeife Dynasty of Igbo-Ukwu, I wish to announce the promotion to glory of our most distinguished son, Okwadike, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, CON, a former Federal Permanent Secretary, the first Executive Governor of Anambra State, a former Political Adviser to the President and former Presidential Aspirant.
“This sad event took place yesterday at 6 pm at the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja. More details about the deceased and the arrangements for his State Burial will be announced later.”
Ezeife was governor of Anambra from 1992 to 1993.
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has sympathized with the Ezeife family, the people, and the government of Anambra State on the passing of former governor of Dr Ezeife.
Presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said that Tinubu extolled the towering influence of Ezeife – former Federal Permanent Secretary – in Nigeria’s political landscape as well as his leadership credentials, describing his passing as a painful loss.
The President recalled the contributions the late Chief Ezeife made in the shaping of public discourse and governance in Nigeria, as well as in laying the foundation for the advancement of his dear State.
While praying for the repose of the soul of the dearly departed, the President encouraged his loved ones to take solace in his indelible legacy.