Senator Uche Chukwumerije, is said to have died this evening, according to reports making rounds on the internet. A statement as released by his family said, the Senator died on Sunday after a long but gallant battle with lung cancer aged 75.
“On the evening of Sunday, the 19th of April, 2015, surrounded by his family, Comrade Uche Chukwumerije passed into the open arms of history, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, after a long but gallant battle with lung cancer,” the family statement read. Continuing, the statement said; “His life is many volumes, which can only be told with care and time, of dedication and focus, integrity and discipline, and an unbroken love for the highest ideals of our shared humanity.
“Details of burial arrangements will be announced in due course. We ask only for your prayers and good wishes.”
May his soul rest in the bosom of the Lord!
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