Politics
Allow Ifeanyi Ubah’s Widow To Replace Him In Senate, Ndume Begs Senators
Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has called on his colleagues in the Senate to support the widow of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah in succeeding her husband as the representative of Anambra South Senatorial District.
Ndume made this appeal on Tuesday during a valedictory session held in honour of Ubah, who passed away in July at the age of 52 after a brief illness in a London hospital.
Ubah, a former member of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) before defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in October 2023, had declared his intention to contest the Anambra 2025 governorship election.
During the session, Ndume stressed the importance of allowing Ubah’s widow to continue his legacy.
“It happened before. Chuba Okadigbo was a great politician. When he died, years after, his wife, the widow Margery, sitting around here.
“Our first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, came to the Senate by the virtue of the people of Lagos and her husband who is the president who served two terms… They insisted that she should go for third term. In fact, she told me that her dream was to be a pastor.
“Abiru’s father was a great senator in 1979. Right here is Yar’Adua? Everybody knows Yar’Adua (Katsina Central Senator).
“Senator (Iyabo) Obasanjo, if you remember, is the daughter of General Obasanjo. Sitting in front of me is Dafinone, his father, was a great senator,” Ndume recounted.
He further appealed to his colleagues to ensure that Ubah’s widow, described as a “wonderful wife,” takes her late husband’s place in the chamber.
“Finally, Mr. President, my appeal to you and distinguished colleagues, his wife, fortunately, is 50 years or so, a wonderful wife. Let us support the family to have a spirit representative of Ifeanyi here in the chamber when election of Anambra of the senatorial district that he represents,” he said.
“What I want to appeal to you, Mr. President, is, let us keep his spirit, aspirations of Ifeanyi alive,” Ndume concluded.
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