The family of Benjamin Afagu Ekwealor has announced the transition to glory of their patriarch and former Speaker of Old Anambra State, Benjamin Ekwealor, on July 26, 2025.

He died at his country home at Nzam, in Anambra West Local Council, Anambra State. He was 89 years old. Ekwealor was a prominent teacher, legal practitioner, community leader, politician and administrator. He retired as school principal in 1977 and answered a clarion call by his people to represent them in politics at the outset of the Second Republic.

He played a significant role as a member of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in the old Anambra State. He was elected a member of the Old Anambra State House of Assembly (comprising the present Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi states) in 1979. He was re-elected in 1983 and became the Speaker of that Assembly.

Ekwealor was also appointed a member of the Anambra State Judicial Service Commission, representing the Bar in 1998 and served in that revered commission for nearly a decade. He lived a life of exemplary selfless service to humanity. He is survived by six children and several grandchildren. The family will announce his final burial rites in due course.