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Senator Uche Chukwumerije succumbs to cancer, dies at 75

Sen. Uche Chukwumerije
Sen. Uche Chukwumerije
The Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Nigeria, Uche Chukwumerije, is dead.

According to a statement by a family representative, Chidi, the Senator died on Sunday after a long but gallant battle with lung cancer.
“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 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.”
The Senate has announced  the death of Senator Uche Chukwumerije in the evening of Sunday in the Turkish Hospital, Abuja. He was aged 75 years old.

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