From Fred Itua, Abuja
Wife of the Senator representing Enugu East and Chairman of the Committee on Communications, Gilbert Nnaji, has died.
Senator Gilbert Nnaji’s wife, Ann reportedly died in a foreign hospital, after a long battle with an undisclosed ailment.
In a statement issued on behalf of the lawmaker, by his media adviser, Egbon Mon-Charles, late Mrs Nnaji was “a virtuous woman, praying wife, pillar of support, dedicated mother and a caring sister who will be missed as long as I live. May her gentle soul rest in peace.”
Similarly, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed sadness over her death.
Ekweremadu described the late Mrs. Nnaji as “a gentlewoman, who led a pious life of service to God and humanity.
“I received with deep sense of grief the passing on of this amazon. She was a virtuous woman, an organiser and a dependable wife, who stood by her husband in thick and thin. She was kindness personified and served God and humanity till her last breath. She will be sorely missed.
“I, therefore, send heartfelt condolences to my brother and friend, senator Gil Nnaji, the good people of Enugu East Senatorial District in particular, and Enugu State, in general, on this sad loss.”
Ekweremadu prayed God to grant the deceased a peaceful repose and her family and the people of Enugu State the inner strength to bear the irreparable loss.