Nigerian Senate on Tuesday suspended the house rules to admit family members and close relatives of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah for the commencement of a valedictory session in his honour.
During the service, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio began by zeroing in attention to the seat of their former colleague, draped with the Nigerian flag and four symbolic candles.
He noted that the day has been dedicated to the memory of the late Anambra Senator who died on the 27th of July, 2024 at the age of 52.
The Senate President further described the late businessman from Otolo, Nnewi North as a visionary with extraordinary empathy for all and a champion for economic empowerment and community development.
Senator Akpabio also described Senator Ubah’s death as a huge deficit in the political terrain of the country.
Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima, former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Chris Ngige, and former Anambra Central Senator, Uche Ekwunife were among those in attendance.
The wives of presiding and principal Senate officers were also present, including Ekaette Akpabio, wife of the Senate President; Hajiya Jibrin Barau, wife of the Deputy Senate President; and Oluyemisi Bamidele, wife of the Senate Leader.
Earlier, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, led a delegation of House leaders in a solemn procession around the late senator’s casket.
The atmosphere was sombre as the Senate paid its final tributes to Senator Ubah, whose contributions to the legislative body were celebrated during the session.
Senator Ubah, who passed away in late July 2024 at 52, represented the Anambra South Senatorial District and also chaired the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources.
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