Former Information Minister and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Uche Chukwumerije, has passed on. This was disclosed in a statement by his first son, Chidi Chukwumerije.
A statement read by his family stated read that after a long but gallant battle with lung cancer, Senator Chukwumerije passed on the evening of Sunday, the 19th of April, 2015, surrounded by his family.
Senator Chukwumerije served as Minister of Information during the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida.
Born November 1939, he was elected a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in April 2003, representing Abia North Senatorial District on the platform of the PDP.
He studied Economics at the University of Ibadan.
Details of burial arrangements will be announced in due course.
RIP!
