Senator Ayogu Eze Dies At 65

The senator who represented Enugu North senatorial zone and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and Media, Senator Ayogu Eze, is dead.

Eze who was in the National Assembly between 2007 and 2015 died yesterday in an Abuja hospital at the age of 65 after suffering from an undisclosed illness.

For the eight years he spent at the Senate, Eze was a member of the Constitution Drafting and Amendment Committee that made some novel changes to Nigeria’s 1999 constitution.

After his reelection to the Senate in 2011, he was appointed chairman of the committee on works.

Eze also served as a member of committees on Police Affairs, National Planning, Marine Transport and Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs.

Born on November 23, 1958, Eze was elected senator for the Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State, taking office on June 5, 2007.