Report reaching TM News on Tuesday, November 7, has revealed that the former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme is dead.
The former Vice President, who turned 85 in October, reportedly collapsed in his Enugu residence two weeks ago.
Mr Ekwueme was admitted at the
Neurosurgery section of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Memphys
Hospital in Enugu before being flown out of the country ostensibly by an
air ambulance
Speaking for the family, Laz Ekwueme,
the traditional ruler of Oko community in Anambra State, said the elder
statesman “Dr Alex I. Ekwueme, GCON, was on Sunday 29th October 2017,
admitted into hospital for a chest infection.
“It will be recalled that the former
Vice President had a quiet celebration of his 85th birthday on the 21st
of October 2017 in the company of his family members and he remained in
high spirits up till his recent health challenges.
Ekwueme was the first elected Vice President of Nigeria between 1979 and 1983 in the Shehu Shagari administration.
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