The Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, expressed his shock over the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, the lawmaker representing Anambra South, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Capital Oil and Gas.
Senator Ubah who was said to have departed Nigeria for the UK two days ago was confirmed dead by a close family source who said he died in a UK hospital where he went for surgery. He would have been 53 on September 3rd he added.
Yemi Adaramodu, chairman, senate committee on public affairs, also confirmed the senator’s demise in a statement on Saturday saying, “It is with deep sorrow and profound regret that the Nigeria Senate announces the passing of our esteemed colleague, Senator Ifeanyi Uba, who until his passing represented the Anambra South Senatorial District,” the statement reads.
Speaking on the matter, Senator Bamidele, Senator representing Ekiti Central, highlighted the late Senator Ubah’s commitment to the development of his constituencies, Anambra and South-east, the geo-political zone stating that, “Ekiti Central has lost an illustrious and determined son.”
In a statement by late Senator Uba’s Directorate of Media and Public Affairs on Saturday, Mr. Bamidele described Ubah as a philanthropist, oil magnate, and one of the legislators passionate about the development of his constituents – both old and young.
He also added that the late senator stood to be counted at a time when the South-East was ravaged by insecurity, also pointing out his efforts in mobilizing vigilante groups against the agents of insecurity in his senatorial district and beyond.
Commiserating with the people of Anambra State at large, Bamidele said Ubah would be dearly missed by his colleagues, given his willingness to support progressive courses and pro-people legislative interventions.
Part of the statement read by the Directorate of Media and Public Affairs stated as follows, “I received the news of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s passage with grief and sadness. Until his passage, he was a prominent businessman, founder of the Ifeanyi Uba Foundation, Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil and Gas, and most importantly Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was passionate about the development and liberation of his people from the grips of poverty and penury. He was an astute business tycoon with a profound influence on the younger and future generations. He shared his political aspiration with and his plan for the people of Anambra State and South-East at large. While we were looking forward to the actualisation of his aspiration and plans, God Almighty, the Owner of Earth and Heaven took away. To God our Father, the time is right. To us, we are writhing in pain and sorrow. We cannot question His Maker for calling him home at a time he’s still pursuing greater goods for the greater number of his constituents.”
To Furthermore, Bamidele attested to the contributions of the late Senator towards nation-building at this challenging time and how he joined hands with his colleagues regardless of their ethnic, political, and religious leanings to build an efficient and functional federation.
