BREAKING: Tragedy Strikes As Orji Kali Loses Wife, Memorial Service Holds in US
- Orji Uzor Kalu, the senate chief whip, announced the lost his dear wife to the cold hand of death on Monday
- The senator also disclosed that a memorial service would be held in memory of Mrs Ifeoma Ada, who died at 61, in the United States
- While the cause of her death was not disclosed by the senator, Kalu said her late wife was committed to the service of God and humanity and called for prayer for the family
Umuahia, Abia - Ifeoma Ada, the wife of the senate chief whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, is dead.
While being covert about the cause of her death, the Abia north senator disclosed in his verified Facebook post that his wife died in the United States of America.
Kalu disclosed that his beloved wife died at the age of 61.
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Details of Orji Kalu's wife death
According to the 2-term governor of Abia state, his late wife was a woman of virtue, committed to the work of God and humanity.
In the post, the senator writes:
With a heavy heart and pain, we announce the passing on to eternal glory of Mrs Ifeoma Ada Kalu aged 61 years.She was a woman of virtue who was committed to the service of God and humanity.A memorial service in her honour is scheduled to hold in the United States of America (USA).Please remember her and loved ones in prayers at this difficult period.Latest about Orji Uzor Kalu, Ifeoma Ada, APC, Abia, Senate, Southeast
Orji Kalu was a two-term governor of Abia state between May 29 1999, to 2007, and has been representing the Abia north in the red chamber since he won the senatorial district election in 2007.
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He rosed to the position of the senate whip in the 9th senate after he was elected after being elected for the fourth time.
The senator is among the top contender for the position of the 10th senate presidency as he has been re-elected for the fifth time and is the leading senator of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the southeast, a region allegedly sidelined in Nigeria politics.
See the Facebook post here:
"It's my turn to be Senate President", Orji Kalu makes bold statement
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Abia-north senator-elect, Orji Kalu, has said it is his turn to be the next senate president as the national assembly prepares for transition.
Kalu said it was his turn to be the next senate president and urged the ruling APC to zone the senate presidency to his village at Igbere in Abia's north.
The 2 term governor of Abia state made the assertion on Tuesday morning while speaking to journalists at the national assembly.
Source: Legit.ng
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