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Nigerian Senator, Ezea passes on in UK hospital, Senate mourns

Ben Achi

The senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District, Okey Ezea, has died in the United Kingdom .

It was gathered that the senator elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) passed on in a UK hospital over protracted illness while receiving medical treatment.

Ezea became the second serving senator from the South-East to die within two years, following the demise of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of Anambra State, who also passed away in London in July 2024 at the age of 52.

Ezea was the only LP member from Enugu State in the 10th National Assembly.

The Senate, which has been thrown into a mourning state, is expected to formally announce the lawmaker’s demise at plenary, with a minute of silence likely to be observed in his honour in accordance with the legislative tradition.

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Fred Nwaozor, popularly known as TheMediaAmbassador, is a Nigerian tech expert, author, creative & content writer, media strategist, policy analyst, blogger, public speaker and rights activist. The renowned columnist regularly writes for the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), and is the Founder & Convener of Right Thinkers Movement (RITMO), Nigeria. He's a chartered industrial physicist, engineer and IT personnel. As a media guru, he enjoys an active presence in all media segments - including electronic, print & digital - since two decades ago till date. As a full-time researcher and educator, he's a regular contributor and peer reviewer for various internationally-noted engineering journals. As Telecommunications and Automation engineer, his research interest mainly lies in System Modelling, Internet of Things (IoT), Smart city, Cybersecurity, Wireless networks, and Machine Learning (ML).