The South-East Governors’ forum have described the death of Nigeria’s former Vice-President, Alex Ekwueme as the end of an era.
Chairman of the forum and Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi says Ekwueme’s death is a rude shock and a great loss to Ndigbo in particular and Nigeria as a whole.
He described Ekwueme as a gem, gentleman, decent politician and academia, praying God to grant the deceased eternal rest in His bosom.
Also, former President Shehu Shagari is saddened at news of Alex Ekwueme’s passing.
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In his condolence message, he stated “It is with a deep sense of loss that I learned about the demise of my brother and former Vice President Alex Ekwueme. The Turakin Sokoto who was the former VP was humble and obedient.”
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