The Senate, on Tuesday at plenary, paid glowing tribute to the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who handed away on July 26.
Ubah, born on September 3, 1971, represented Anambra South Senatorial District within the ninth and tenth Senate.
Till his demise, Ubah was a member of the All Progressives Congress and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream.
The casket bearing the stays of the senator lay in state on the lobby of the White Home wing, instantly in entrance of the Senate Chamber.
The day’s order paper featured just one merchandise: “Valedictory Session.”
In a present of respect, Senate President Godswill Akpabio donned conventional Isi-Enyi apparel paired with an identical pink cap and darkish sun shades. Equally, the Senate Chief, Opeyemi Bamidele, wore Isi-Agwu apparel.
Ubah’s seat within the chamber was adorned with flowers and draped in a fabric painted within the colors of the Nigerian flag.
The session was opened to non-senators, permitting dignitaries and different invited company to pay their respects.
Amongst these in attendance have been Vice-President Kashim Shettima, former Anambra State Governor Senator Chris Ngige, the widow of the deceased, Uchenna Ubah, and former Anambra Central Senator Uche Ekwunife.
The wives of presiding and principal Senate officers have been additionally current, together with Ekaette Akpabio, spouse of the Senate President; Hajiya Jibrin Barau, spouse of the Deputy Senate President; and Oluyemisi Bamidele, spouse of the Senate Chief, amongst others.
Earlier, Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, led a delegation of Home leaders in a solemn procession across the late senator’s casket.
The ambiance was somber because the Senate paid its remaining tributes to the late senator, whose contributions to the legislative physique have been celebrated through the session.
The Vice President, in his eulogy, stated, “The final time I met my brother, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, was while you (Akpabio) got here with him, together with the Majority Chief, Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele, and the gorgeous Hadiza Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to condole me over the lack of my mother-in-law.
“The youngest member of the ninth Senate was additionally one in all its brightest stars. His age belied his political dexterity and grassroots affiliation.”
Shettima added, “His generosity is aware of no bounds. There was a time when Boko Haram viciously attacked a neighborhood in Borno state.
“Senator Ifeanyi Ubah reached out to me. He despatched N50 million to my account and stated, ‘Please, I are not looking for this donation to be publicised.’ Ifeanyi Ubah was a superb man.
“His rebuilding capability elevated his political journey past others and extra established within the area.”
He added, “I wish to align myself with the sooner speaker, Osita Izunaso, who quoted John Donne, who stated that ‘in mankind, by no means ship to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.’
“Loss of life is an inevitable future that’s hanging on everybody’s neck. We’re all travellers on our journeys house. From the place? From God to God.
“My condolences to his household, mates, and political associates. Most particularly to you, good of us, who’re planning to go on the journey. I’ll miss my mates. Thanks very a lot.”
Akpabio, in his assertion, stated, “We dedicate this present day to his (Ubah) reminiscence and the companies he rendered to this nice nation.
“We mourn the demise of probably the most erudite parliamentarians in Nigeria.
“He was a member of APC. So, I condole with the APC and the APC’s household within the Senate.”
He added, “He was an completed businessman. His demise has numbed all of us into political turmoil. He was a champion of the alleviation of the sufferings of others. Allow us to not simply mourn; allow us to have fun his life and instances. He believed in and celebrated friendship.”
On his half, Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, stated the chamber was in deep mourning.
“He’s an enormous loss to us. Ifeanyi Ubah was the epitome of braveness. He was all the time decided and targeted on his targets.
“He got here into the Senate in 2019 on the platform of the Younger Progressives Social gathering, however earlier than you knew it, he stated he was the chief of the YPP caucus within the Senate.
“He turned an influence dealer within the Senate. He spent his life for his individuals. A philanthropist to the core.”
“We now have misplaced a brother and a buddy. We have to observe up to make sure that his youngsters are properly taken care of,” he added.
The Minority Chief of the Senate, Senator Abba Moro, described the demise of Ubah as a tragic day for the tenth Senate.
Moro stated, “That is sundown at midday. As we speak presents us with the stark actuality that Senator Ifeanyi Ubah is not alive.
“To the remainder of us, the actions of in the present day will present us the self-importance of life. I’ve misplaced a buddy and a implausible colleague. He was a consummate politician who used each identified and unknown devices to advance his political profession.”
Ndume, in his tribute, pleaded with the Senate to permit Ubah’s spouse to interchange him as a lawmaker.
He stated, “His spouse, happily, is round 50 years outdated and has been an exquisite help system to him.
“I enchantment to you, Mr. President, and my distinguished colleagues to help the thought of his household having a religious consultant right here on this chamber.
“This can guarantee continuity and honour for the Anambra South Senatorial District.”
Senators Tokunbo Abiru, Adams Oshiomhole, Orji Uzor Kalu, Osita Ngwu, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Sani Musa, Osita Izunaso, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Ireti Kingibe, Victor Umeh, Tony Nwoye, Yahaya Abdullahi, and Senator Ali Ndume all contributed through the debate.
The Senate noticed a minute’s silence in Ubah’s honour, proceeded on a procession, and filed previous the casket. The Senate resolved to ship a strong delegation made up of the Committee of the Complete.