From Emmanuel Uzor, Awka
The first female governor and former governor of Anambra State, Dame Virgy Etiaba, has described the death of ex Governor Chukwuemeka Ezeife as great loss.
A statement signed by Dame Virgy Etiaba, she described late Ezeige as a great man of wisdom who laid foundation for the progress of Anambra State.
“With immense sadness, I have received the news of the death of His Excellency Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife CON, the first democratically elected Governor of the present Anambra State. This sad news has come as a huge shock to me personally, and a great loss to the Nation in particular*
As a technocrat and a fair minded Nationalist, Ezeife represented the best in us. He desperately wished to see a Nigeria that worked for the many and not for the few. Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife ‘Okwadike Igboukwu’, will ever be remembered for many leading roles towards the emancipation of our people, for which we remain grateful to God for his sojourn on earth.”
“In the end, we all have to return to our creator and ‘Okwadike’ has only but gone ahead of all of us having fought the good fight and finished the race.”