A statement made available to newsmen by the Chairman House Committee on Information and Communication, Jeff Mbah disclosed that the speaker also ordered the decontamination of the complex and suspension of all activities till further notice.
“In order to err on the side of caution while the remote and immediate cause of his death is being ascertained, the speaker of the state Assembly Hon. Edward Ubosi, has ordered the immediate closure of the Assembly Complex for decontamination as well as the suspension of all activities in the complex” the statement read
The statement described the late Ugwueze as one of the rallying points of the fresh members of the 7th Assembly, an astute politician with great leadership potentials.
“Our heartfelt sympathies go to the Ugwueze family, the wife and children, the people of Isi-Uzo Constituency, all our distinguished colleagues in Enugu State House of Assembly and Enugu State government for this irreparable loss,” it said.
The member representing Isi-uzo at Enugu state house of Assembly, Hon. Chijioke Ugwueze was declared dead on Friday 19th June 2020.
Having been ill for sometime now, speculations postulate he died of the dreaded Coronavirus and related diseases, however, the hospital has refused to give further details regarding the cause of his death.
Up until his death, Hon Ugwueze was a honorable member, a father, a husband and a politician.
The death of the lawmaker came three days after the death of the Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, Chief Patrick Omeje.
Confirming the sad development in Enugu on Saturday, the immediate younger brother of the deceased, Mr Ejike Ugwueze said his brother died of heart failure. Ugwueze said that the late brother, who was 49 years old, was hypertensive before now and complained symptoms of malaria on Friday morning.
According to him, the late lawmaker was rushed to a private hospital in Enugu on Friday morning and was later transferred to Enugu state Teaching Hospital Parklane, where he died in the evening.
“The brother’s death was so painful and great shock to the family. He has created a big vacuum that only God can fill. He is our breadwinner.
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