Just In! Ifeanyi Ubah Dies In London

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By Abiola Olawale

Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, the lawmaker representing Anambra South Senatorial District of Anambra State in the state has reportedly passed away.

The Federal Lawmaker was said to have died in a hotel in London, the United Kingdom.

Meanwhile, further details surrounding the sudden death remain sketchy as of press time.

The New Diplomat reports that Ubah is a Nigerian Politician, entrepreneur and businessman who served as the CEO of Capital Oil (CCO), which he founded in 2001.

In 2014, Ubah lost at the 2014 Anambra gubernatorial election under the platform of the Labour Party.

On 24 February 2019, he was declared the winner of the Anambra South Senatorial elections under the platform of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) but defected to the ruling party, the All Progressive Congress (APC).

He was married Uchenna, a Business Administration graduate from Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, with whom he had 5 children. He also ran a foundation which is named after himself; Ifeanyi Ubah Foundation.

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