The news of the passing of Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, broke on Saturday morning.
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The 52-year-old senator was said to have died of cardiac arrest in London.
Here are 10 quick facts about the deceased senator.
- He was born on 3rd September 1971 as the first son of seven children to Mr. & Mrs. Alphonsus Ubah in Otolo, Nnewi in Anambra State, Nigeria.
- His parents were poor so Ifeanyi Ubah had to drop of school (Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja). He had to start learning a trade at young a young age.
- He also attended several local and international business courses and seminars in leadership and business management.
- Ifeanyi opened a tyre and spare parts export business. His business reached African countries which included Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and DR Congo. He also expanded his business to Europe.
- In 2001, he founded Capital Oil Limited.
- He also established a newspaper, The Authority and founded Ifeanyi Ubah FC, a Nigerian Premier League club.
- In 2014, Ifeanyi Ubah contested and lost the 2014 Anambra governorship election under the platform of the Labour Party.
- On 24 February 2019, he won the the Anambra South Senatorial elections under the platform of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), but defected to Nigeria’s ruling party the All Progressive Congress (APC).
- There was an assassination attempt on his life in September 2022 on his way to Nnewi. Gunmen attacked his convoy in Enugwu-Ukwu in Anambra State. At least five persons, including two policemen, were killed in the attack.
- He was married to Uchenna with whom he had five children.
