Obasanjo: Ezeife’s place will be difficult to fill

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has paid tribute to the late governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, describing him as a patriot with exceptional courage.

Ezeife died on Friday at the age of 85.

The former president applauded Ezeife’s public life from the public service before venturing into politics, adding that he would be remembered by the present and future generations.

Obasanjo acknowledged that having worked closely with Ezeife during his administration as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and in his capacity as his Special Adviser on Political Matters, he could attest to his good traits, adding that the vacuum created by his death would be difficult to fill.

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Obasanjo noted that “History will also record that when providence placed him in a position of influence and power, he positively touched many lives.

“His tenure, though very brief, as the first Executive Governor of Anambra State, witnessed a number of significant developments in the state which endeared him to millions of his compatriots.

“Dr Ezeife was by all standards a distinguished Nigerian and a good ambassador of his people of Igbo extraction. He served his community faithfully and with distinction.

“He was part of the moving history of Anambra State, the people, their culture and their lives and would ever be remembered for his favourable political disposition towards his kinsmen,” he said.