The senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District in the upper
chamber of the National Assembly, Stella Oduah, on Friday lost her son,
whose name had yet to be known as of the time of filing this report.
Unconfirmed reports say the deceased was 28 and that he died at a private hospital in Abuja in the early hours of Friday.
Oduah,
who was a Minister of Aviation in the administration of former
President Goodluck Jonathan, sounded distressed on the phone when one of
our correspondents contacted her on Friday afternoon.
In a barely audible voice, she confirmed the report, saying her son died after a brief illness.
One
of Oduah’s colleagues, Senator Uche Ekwunife, who represents Anambra
Central in the Senate, also confirmed the incident to one of our
correspondents, saying she had been with Oduah to console her just like
few other senators who heard about the “unfortunate situation.”
Ekwunife
said, “It is very unfortunate. It has shown that death and life belong
to God and it is only Him who controls our life. It is a trying moment
for her and all of us. I know how it feels as a mother. It is only God
who can console her.”
Meanwhile, some well-wishers took to her twitter page, @Stellaoduah, to condole with her.
One
of them, Oladayo, who tweeted through @oladayo01, wrote, “Stella Oduah
lost her son? Wow. Was he sick or something? Sad sha. Loss of a child is
not good for anyone.”
While another user, Shugar, who tweeted through @mobalsugar, wrote “So sad.”
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