Uche Chukwumerije, a senator of the federal republic and minister of information for secessionist state, Biafra, has died.
He was 75 years old.
A high-ranking member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the platform on which he was elected to the senate in 2011, confirmed the news to TheCable but gave no further information.
Chukwumerije was first elected into the senate in 2003 to represent Abia north senatorial district on the PDP platform.
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He defected to the Progressive Peoples Alliance in 2006 and was re-elected to the Senate in 2007. He subsequently returned to PDP and retained his slot at the senate in the 2011 general election.
He was minister of information during the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida, and held the same office in the interim national government of Ernest Shonekan.
His family announced his death on Sunday evening in a statement, which read: “In the evening of Sunday, the 19th of April, 2015, surrounded by his family, Comrade Uche Chukwumerije passed into the open arms of history, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, after a long but gallant battle with lung cancer.
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“His life is many volumes, which can only be told with care and time, of dedication and focus, integrity and discipline, and an unbroken love for the highest ideals of our shared humanity.
“Details of burial arrangements will be announced in due course. We ask only for your prayers and good wishes.”
Chika Yagazie Chukwumerije, his son, is a judoka who has won international honours for Nigeria.
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5 comments
Your comment..A member of Nigeria’s political elite who gave his children good upbringing.
Life is indeed as a vapor. It’s hard to believe that this great friend of our family stood right beside me at my father’s funeral in 2013. Time Is short- let’s live honorably!
The cable.. Am yet to understand wat u guys meant by Chukwumerije as Nigeria Senator and information Minister to Secessionist Biafra in ur Caption. Can u guys ever Mk a complete perfect statement.. Chukwumerije was Nigeria information Minister per excellence.. Bless his soul.. Journey well Sir Senator
Oh! May your soul rest in peace, death is the price every human must pay. May God console the family in jesus name. Amen
Enternal rest grant unto him Oh Lord and let your perpetual Light shine upon Him. May his soul rest in Peace Amen.