Ayogu Eze
15 Jun 2024
Tears flowed freely, yesterday, as the remains of the former senator that represented Enugu North Senatorial zone in the National Assembly, Ayogu Eze, was laid to rest.
13 Jun 2024
Tributes poured in on Tuesday night as family members, colleagues, friends, well-wishers, top government officials, captains of industries, clergymen, traditional rulers, and people from all walks of life, gathered in Enugu in honour of the late former Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial zone, Ayogu Eze.
27 Apr 2024
The Asiwaju Renewed Mandate (ARM) Southeast chapter, has described the death of Senator Ayogu Eze as a great loss to the circle of Nation builders who are determined to enthroning credible leadership in Nigeria. The group which has Dr Josef Onoh as its Coordinator in the southeast and Comrade A.C Ude as the Enugu State…
27 Apr 2024
The Forum of Former Members of Enugu State House of Assembly has expressed grief on the demise of Senator Ayogu Eze, whose death in an Abuja hospital was announced on Thursday. Speaking on behalf of the entire members of the Forum, the Chairman Dr. Josef Onoh stated that Senator Eze was a very formidable political…
26 Apr 2024
President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the Eze family over the passing of Sen. Ayogu Eze.
26 Apr 2024
An ex-Senator, who represented Enugu North Senatorial District between 2007 and 2015, Ayogu Eze, is dead. The Guardian gathered that the deceased, who was a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), died in an Abuja Hospital after a protracted illness. Born in 1958, Eze died at 66.
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