Alex Ekwueme body arrives in Anambra for burial

THE body of the late elder statesman and the first Vice President of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ekwueme has arrived in Anambra at about 1:22 pm, where hundreds of sympathizers have been waiting to take part in his funeral.

The mourners and sympathizers had continued to troop to his residence to register their condolences to the family, people and the government of Anambra State.

Governor Willie Obiano together with the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Sen. Chris Ngige and others Top Government functionaries in the State, are now receiving visitors at Ekwueme square Awka, before the final lied in state of the Icon which is expected to take place at his country home Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of the State tomorrow, February, 2 2018.

Governor Obiano who believes it would be hard for Nigeria to fill the void left by sound Politician, a Philanthropist and one of the founding member of the major opposition party, the People Democratic Party PDP, in the country democracy, urged Anambra residents and Nigeria’s to continue to pray for him especially for his service to national unity.

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The Labour and Productivity Minister, Sen. Chris Ngige, in his tribute remarks, recalled that the late elder statesman was a principled and very brilliant person, bagged five degrees in different fields.

According to the Minister, Ekwueme spearheaded the campaign for a number of issues of National importance, including zoning and rotation of power across the six geopolitical zones, during the National
a constitutional conference held between 1994 and 1995.

During the conference, he said Dr Ekwueme articulated a number of issues which the conference eventually adopted. And also chairs the G34, a group of Nigeria’s who eventually formed the People Democratic Party.