Madam Chinelo Amechi, the wife of the First Republic minister, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, is dead. She was aged 91.
Madam Amechi died on July 23 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) after 10 days of illness.
A native of Umuoji in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, Mrs. Amechi retired as Chief Nursing officer in 1982 at the Mburi General hospital, Nnewi, now NAUTH.
Speaking with reporters on Tuesday in his Ukpor home, Chief Mbazuluike described the late wife as a typical professional nurse and good housewife who was able to blend her professional work with home management.
“I’m happy to marry her because it helped to nurse me. She was the head of the Catholic Women Organisation in the church. She also played a prominent role during my nationalist drives,” he said.
Describing himself as trado-Christian with his dislike for multiple wives, the elder statesman said he had sworn as a member of the Zikist Movement never to marry until Nigeria gained independence.
He however noted that he later married his wife at the Holy Trinity Church, Onitsha, after about 10 months of courtship.
A statement from the family signed by Mr. Tagbo Amechi said details of the burial arrangements would be announced later.
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