The Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has expressed shock over the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, the lawmaker representing Anambra South, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Capital Oil and Gas.
Senator Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central, noted that citing Ubah’s commitment to the development of his constituents, Anambra and South-east, the geo-political zone “has lost an illustrious and determined son.”
In a statement by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs on Saturday, Bamidele described Ubah as a philanthropist, oil magnate, and one of the legislators passionate about the development of his constituents – both old and young.
He said the late senator stood to be counted at a time when the South-East was ravaged by insecurity, pointing out how he mobilised vigilante groups against the agents of insecurity in his senatorial district and beyond.
The statement read in part, “I received the news of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s passage with grief and sadness. Until his passage, he was a prominent businessman, founder of the Ifeanyi Uba Foundation, Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil and Gas, and most importantly Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“He was passionate about the development and liberation of his people from the grips of poverty and penury. He was an astute business tycoon with a profound influence on the younger and future generations.
“He shared his political aspiration with and his plan for the people of Anambra State and South-East at large. While we were looking forward to the actualisation of his aspiration and plans, God Almighty, the Owner of Earth and Heaven took away.
“To God our Father, the time is right. To us, we are writhing in pain and sorrow. We cannot question His Maker for calling him home at a time he’s still pursuing greater goods for the greater number of his constituents.”
At the senate, Bamidele attested to the quality of Ubah’s contributions to nation-building at this challenging and how he had joined hands with his colleagues regardless of their ethnic, political, and religious leanings to build an efficient and functional federation.
While commiserating with the people and Government of Anambra State at large, Bamidele said Ubah would be dearly missed by his colleagues, given his willingness to support progressive courses and pro-people legislative interventions.
