By Our Correspondent
President of the Nigerian Senate, His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio (CON), today led a delegation of members of the Red Chamber to pay a condolence visit to the family of one of their colleagues, Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah who died recently.
Confirming the visit via a post on his verified handle, the Senate President said they were at his departed colleague’s Lagos residence to pray for his soul’s repose as well as for God to grant the bereaved family and the colleagues the late Anambra Senator left behind, the fortitude to bear the loss.
Akpabio said “Today, I led some of my distinguished colleagues, to formally, pay a condolence visit to the family of our late distinguished colleague, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, at his Lagos residence.
We prayed for the repose of the soul of our departed colleague and for God to grant the wife, children, family members, friend and colleagues he left behind, the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Amen”
Recall that Sen. Ifeanyi, who until his demise was an APC (All Progressives Congress) Senator, died in a London hotel after being seriously ill for a few weeks. It was learnt that he had left for London two days before.
Ifeanyi Ubah was a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District.
The late Ubah had business interests in oil and gas, jetty development, bonded terminal, truck park facilities, media, sports development, construction, telecommunication, real estate, and general merchandise.
Senator Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, (Ebubechukwu Uzo na Nnewi), was the CEO/MD of Capital Oil Nigeria Ltd. He also founded and owned Anambra based football club side, Ifeanyi Ubah FC of Nnewi.
The deceased was married to Uchenna, a Business Administration graduate from Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, with whom he had 5 children. He also ran a foundation which is named after himself; Ifeanyi Ubah Foundation.
It could also be recalled that in September 2022, Ubah had escaped assassination when he was attacked by gunmen on his way to Anambra State. His convoy was shot at and at least 5 persons, including two policemen, were killed. He survived as the vehicle he was riding in was bulletproof.