Former Senator from Enugu North Senatorial District and the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 gubernatorial election, Senator Ayogu Eze is dead
Eze, died at the age of 66 on Thursday
in hospital in Abuja after a protracted illness.
Born in 1958, the former senator who was in the senate between 2007 and 2015.
He was a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but until his death, the former lawmaker was a member of the APC and one of the chieftains of the party in Enugu State.
Before being elected into the Senate in 2007, Eze served the Chimaroke Nnamani-led Enugu State government as the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism.
He also served as a Special Adviser to Governor Nnamani on Public Affairs before becoming a federal lawmaker.
At the Senate, Eze was appointed chairman of the senate committee on Information and Media, making him the official spokesman of the senate.
During his eight-year stint at the Senate, he was a member of the Constitution Drafting and Amendment Committee that effected some changes to Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution
He was also the chairman senate committee on information and one of his signature projects was the attraction of Voice FM 92.5,Nsukka.
The former Vice president of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar while reacting to the death of the former lawmaker said “I received the news of the passing of Sen. Ayogu Eze with shock and sadness. He was a founding member of the PDP who served the people of Enugu North Senatorial District and indeed Nigeria with distinction. May his family be comforted and his soul rest in peace. -AA”
lIt’s no longer rumour, Distinguished Senator Ayogu Eze, the former senator representing Enugu North senatorial District,has kicked the bucket. The news of his departure filtered into the media space in the morning hours of Thursday, 25th April, 2024.
