DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday led top government functionaries and politicians to attend the burial ceremony of one of the founding fathers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Nigeria’s first democratically elected Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme. The burial ceremony which took place at Dr Ekwueme’s home town, Oko, Anambra […]
The Federal Government has announced that the late Second Republic Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, will be laid to rest on February 2. The announcement was made Thursday in Abuja by the Burial Committee set up by the Federal Government in December 2017. The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, who represented the […]
The Governors of the South East geopolitical zone met today at the Government House, Enugu, to deliberate on the preparations for the burial of the late elder statesman and former Vice President, Chief Dr. Alex Ekwueme, scheduled to hold on Friday, February 2, 2018. Briefing journalists after the meeting, the Chairman of the South East […]
Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Muhammed Abbah-Gana, has mourned the death of Former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme. Abbah-Agaba, who is also a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, paid his tribute to Ekwueme in a statement he signed on Saturday in Abuja. He described Ekwueme […]
The Chairman of the South East Governors Forum and governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi has described the death of the former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme as the end of an era. Governor Umahi in statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Emmanuel Uzor expressed shock over the death of Dr Ekwueme, describing […]
The Second Republic Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, was on Sunday morning flown abroad for proper medical treatment. President Muhammadu Buhari had two weeks ago approved the overseas treatment for the 85- year – old statesman but doctors advised that the condition of the octogenarian must improved before he could be allowed to travel abroad. Ekwueme […]