Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commiserated with the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, on the passing on to eternal glory of his wife, Mrs Ifeoma Ada Kalu. She was said to have died in the United States of America.
Announcing her death on his verified Facebook page, Kalu said she was 61. She is survived by her husband and four children.
The former Abia State Governor described his late wife as a woman of virtues who was committed to the service of God and humanity. He said: “A memorial service in her honour is scheduled to hold in the United States of America”.
In a statement on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu sympathised with Kalu, his family and the entire people of Abia State.
The Governor described the death as shocking and a great loss to Kalu and urged the former governor, members of the immediate and extended families, deceased friends and associates to take Ifeoma’s demise in good faith, praying that God will comfort them.
He said: “On behalf of my family and the people of Lagos State, I commiserate with former Governor of Abia State and Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on the demise of his beloved wife of 33 years, Mrs. Ifeoma Ada Kalu.
“I also sympathise with all the children of the deceased – Neya Uzor Kalu, Michael Uzor Kalu, Olivia Uzor Kalu, and Nicole Uzor Kalu over the death of their mother.
“No doubt the death of a loved one is usually a painful episode in our lives because it is irreparable but we must always take solace in God for a good life spent by the late Ifeoma Kalu during her lifetime.
“Mrs Kalu was a woman of virtue who committed herself to the service of God and humanity as well as a partner, friend, wife, and great supporter to her husband, Senator Orji Kalu.
“I pray for the repose of the late Mrs. Ifeoma Kalu’s soul. God will grant her eternal rest and grant Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, his children, and the deceased family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss”.
