The death of the 61-year-old former first lady of Abia State, South East Nigeria was announced on Monday by Chief Kalu, who ruled Abia between 1999 and 2007 as their governor.
Mrs Ifeoma Kalu, wife of the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, is dead.
The death of the 61-year-old former first lady of Abia State, South East Nigeria was announced on Monday by Chief Kalu, who ruled Abia between 1999 and 2007 as their governor.
The former governor, announced the passing out of the wife in his official social media page, described Ifeoma as a woman of virtue who was committed to the service of God and humanity.
Kalu wrote, “With a heavy heart and pain, we announce the passing on to the eternal glory of Mrs Ifeoma Ada Kalu aged 61.
“She was a woman of virtue who was committed to the service of God and humanity.
“A memorial service in her honour is scheduled to hold in the United States of America.”
He urged the public to remember Mrs Ifeoma and her loved ones in prayers during this difficult period.
