The APC National Youth Leader, Mr Dayo Israel, has described the passing of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah as disheartening and tragic . Israel, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos, said Ubah’s death was so sudden and unexpected .
“This is very disheartening and highly unexpected. He had worked so hard for his gubernatorial aspiration. We were recently in Anambra as a party for his empowerment programme in his constituency.
“It is so sad to see him go in his prime,” the APC youth leader told NAN.
Israel also described late Ubah as a great leader and a selfless politician. NAN reports that Ubah, who was the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil, until his death on Saturday, represented Anambra South Senatorial District at the Upper Legislative Chamber.
Ubah, who died at the age of 52 in London, United Kingdom, was Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream).
Ubah won the Anambra South senatorial seat in the 9th National Assembly on the platform of Young People’s Party (YPP), a relatively unpopular party. He repeated the feat in 2023 elections,retaining the seat.
Ubah officially defected to the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) recently (NAN)
