Chukwumerije was a national hero ——Mark

——-Senate to give him heroic burial 

President of the Senate Senator David Mark has described late Senator Uche Chukwumerije as national hero who was a pan- Nigerian in all ramifications .

Senator Mark told the bereaved family at Senator Chukwumerije’s ABUJA home today that the late Senator was a nationalist and an unrepentant crusader for the respect for human rights and rule of law .

He remarked that late Chukwumerije was an astute, firm, fearless and a voice for the voiceless adding ” he was an advocate of the masses who stood for justice, equity and fairness to all “.

Senator Mark announced that the Senate has set up a burial committee to liaise with the family in order to give the erudite Senator a befitting burial.

The Senate President stated that Senator Chukwumerije was an intellectual of very high standing and a parliamentarian per excellence who contributed immensely for the success of the 5th, 6th and 7th Senate.

Senator Chukwumerije , he stressed was a patriot in every sense of it saying ” he left a positive legacy that the family , Abia state and the nation can always be proud of.” 

Responding on behalf of the family, the eldest son of the late Senator , Chidi noted that his father was a great nationalist who love NIGERIA.

“My father was a voice for the voiceless and a defender of the oppressed. He was a true NIGERIAN and a proud son of Africa . His works in the Senate meant many things to him because that was the theatre where he articulated his dream for a better nation”, Chidi stated.

Signed:
Paul Mumeh, Chief Press Secretary to the President of the Senate.