Former Senator Ayogu Eze, who served Enugu North Senatorial district in the National Assembly, has passed away.
According to VANGUARD report, Eze who was in the National Assembly between 2007 and 2015 died on Thursday in an Abuja hospital after suffering from a protracted illness.
Eze who died at 66 served as Committee Chairman on Information and Media during the first four years and after his reelection to the senate in 2011, was appointed chairman committee on works
He also served as a member of committees on Police Affairs, National Planning, Marine Transport and Federal Character & Inter-Government Affairs and also member of the Constitution Drafting and Amendment Committee that made some novel changes to Nigeria’s 1999 constitution.
A youth leader from his community, Umuiyda autonomous community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, Ikechukwu Eze who confirmed it, said he can’t talk now because they are in shock over the sad news.
He said the death of Senator Eze was a big loss to the zone and Nigeria in general.
“We heard the sad news. We are mourning him now. His death is a loss to us, the state and Nigeria,” he said.
