SENATOR AYOGU EZE PASSES ON

Distinguished Senator Ayogu Eze who represented Enugu North Senatorial District in the  6th & 7th National Assembly has passed on. 

A statement signed  by Kenechukwu Ayogu Eze his first son  on behalf of the family, stated that Senator Eze died in the early hours of Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in an Abuja hospital after a brief illness, at the age of 65.

He noted that he took his last breath surrounded by family members, stressing that Senstor Eze “was a compassionate husband, devoted father and selfless sibling to all family members.”

He stated further: “Words cannot describe the pain in our hearts at this moment and we are devastated as a family as we break this news of his passing.

“Senator Eze was a man with the warmest of hearts and a sincere patriot who diligently served the country and humanity in various capacities.

Until his death, Senator Eze was the Enugu State representative at the RMFAC (Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Allocation Commission) and also served as a member on the board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).

Senator Eze was an accomplished professional journalist. He rose to the position of Associate Editor in Newswatch Magazine before joining the Enugu State cabinet as the Commissioner for Information during the regime of Chimaroke Nnamani as the Governor.

He was elected into the Nigerian Senate to represent Enugu North Senatorial District in 2003 and was re-elected in 2007 for the second term.

In his days at the National Assembly,  Senator Eze was chairman, Senate Committee on Works, and also chairman, Senate Committee on Information & Media. 

He contested for the Governorship of Enugu State under the platform of the All Progressive Congress in 2011 having been unjustly denied opportunity under his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP)

The family in the statement also requested for prayers from friends and well wishers at this trying time.ma