Nigeria: Senator Uche Chukwumerije's Gallant Battle With Cancer

Senator Uche Chukwumerije, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, died on Sunday at the age of 75 after a long battle with lung cancer.

According to a statement by a family representative, Chidi, the Senator died on Sunday after a long but gallant battle with lung cancer.

"On the evening of Sunday, the 19th of April, 2015, surrounded by his family, Comrade Uche Chukwumerije passed into the open arms of history, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, after a long but gallant battle with lung cancer," the statement said.

"His life is many volumes, which can only be told with care and time, of dedication and focus, integrity and discipline, and an unbroken love for the highest ideals of our shared humanity.

"Details of burial arrangements will be announced in due course. We ask only for your prayers and good wishes."



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Nigerians, Sunday, mourn late Chairman, Senate Committee on Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije who died earlier in the day