Large number of person on Thursday throng the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu to pay their last respects to Sen. Uche Chukwumerije who was en route Abia for burial. Chukwumerije, also a former minister of information, died in Abuja on April 19 after a protracted illness. Leading the pack were members of Ohaneze Ndigbo, the socio-cultural organization of the Igbo, including its president, Chief Gary Enwo-Igariwey.
Also present were relations, political associates, cultural troupes and well-wishers. At a brief prayer session, the Methodist Bishop of the Diocese of Agbani in Enugu State, Bishop Onagha Bienonwu, thanked God for the life of the late senator. Bienonwu described him as a man of his words and prayed God to grant his soul eternal rest.
