Atiku described the former
vice president as a good man, he gave his reaction via his Twitter account on
Monday.
The Former vice president,
Atiku Abubakar, mourned the passing of Dr Alex Ekwueme.
“Saddened by the passing of
Dr Alex Ekwueme, our former Vice President. He was a man of character and never
faltered in his belief in Nigeria”, he said.
Similarly, Rivers State
Governor, Nyesom Wike has commiserated with Nigerians, the government, people
of Anambra State and the family of the deceased,
The governor, who described
Ekwueme as an outstanding democrat, compassionate leader, true patriot and
exemplary statesman, said he would be missed by all lovers of democracy and
development.
While extending his deepest
condolences to Nigerians, Wike, in a statement by his spokesman, Simeon
Nwakaudu, prayed God “to grant the family of the former Vice President the
fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”
Second Republic
Vice-President, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, has passed on.
A statement issued Monday
by the family and signed by his brother and the traditional ruler of Oko
community in Anambra State, Igwe Laz Ekwueme, said that he died by 10:00pm in a
London clinic, Sunday, November 19.
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