The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has expressed grief over the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
Ifeanyi Ubah, Senator representing Anambra South and a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) reportedly died on June 27 in a hotel in London, United Kingdom, two days after arriving the city.
Obi reacting to the sad incident took to his X handle on Saturday to express his grief and recount moments he shared with the deceased while he was alive.
He wrote, ” I received a rude shock this morning, the news of the death of my dear younger brother, and Senator Representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
“We were all together on July 12 on the burial of Mr Chieloka Ubajekwe, the Chief Security Officer of Nnewichi Zone, Nnewi, who was murdered by unknown gunmen.
“Senator Ubah personally welcomed me at the burial and requested that I visit his house for lunch, to which I pleaded with him to reschedule to another date as I already had several engagements for the day.
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“During our discussions on the state of the nation, he told me that he now understands my commitment to the progress of humanity and that he aligns with it. He assured me that, despite our party differences, we would work together as a family, in serving our people,” Obi recounted.
He continued, “Similarly, despite party differences, I commended him for his contributions to a better humanity through his Ifeanyi Ubah Foundation, via which he cared for the less privileged in society, by investing in their education, and health and pulling people out of poverty. I urged him to continue in that direction.”
Obi prayed that fortitude be given to those he left behind to bear the pain of his death. He further extended the prayers to his family, asking God to bless and protect them.
“May God Almighty who called him home, at this time, forgive his sins and grant him eternal rest, and grant his family, the entire Anambra South Senatorial District; Anambra State; Nigeria; and all of us, the fortitude to bear his sad irreplaceable loss. God Almighty protect and bless his family always.
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