Chukwumerije, a fine gentleman – Atiku

Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Atiku Abubakar bids Senator representing Abia North and former
Minister of Information, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, a farewell to
eternity, describing him as a fine gentleman.
Atiku Abubakar said in a press statement signed by his media office in
Abuja on Monday said the news of Senator Chukwumerije’s death on Sunday
evening came to him as a rude shock.
“Senator Chukwumerije was in the class of those gentlemen you cannot but
notice his outstanding qualities even when he stood in the midst of other
men.
“His mannerism came across as someone who was well cultured. He was very
sartorial in style and in presentation; and he never confused you about
the disciplined background of his origin. He was a very worthy ambassador
of his people.

“As a politician, he was very classy and as a statesman he was
exceptional. His death came as a rude shock and I do sincerely pray that
God grants his family, the people of Abia State, friends and colleagues at
the National Assembly the fortitude to bear the loss.”