BREAKING NEWS: Senator Ifeanyi Ubah is dead

The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, is dead.

Diaspora Digital Media (DDM) learnt that he died from heart attack in a London hotel after he which he was hospital and confirmed dead.

Quick bio of Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah

Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, born September o3, 1971, was a Nigerian politician, entrepreneur and businessman that served as a Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the Nigerian senate until his death on 27 July 2024 in London.

He was the CEO of Capital Oil (CCO), which he founded in 2001.

Capital oil facilities and outlets are domiciled mostly in Southeast and Southwest of Nigeria with one of the largest Tank farm for petroleum products storage and distribution in Lagos.

Childhood and education

Ifeanyi was born as the first son of seven children to Mr. & Mrs. Alphonsus Ubah in Otolo, one of the four quarters of Nnewi in Anambra State, Nigeria.

Due to the inability of his parents to cater for the educational and material needs of their children, Ifeanyi dropped out of Premiere academy, Lugbe, Abuja to learn trade at a young age.

He has attended several local and international business courses and seminars in leadership and business management.

Business

Ifeanyi became an exporter of motor tyres and spare parts majorly in West Africa including Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and DR Congo before he expanded his business ventures in some countries in Europe including Belgium and the United Kingdom.

In 2001, he founded Capital Oil and Gas Limited.

He is the founder of The Authority Newspaper, a Nigerian daily newspaper and also the owner of Ifeanyi Ubah F.C., a football club in the Nigeria Premier League, following its purchase as Gabros International Football Club.

Politics

In 2014, Ifeanyi Ubah lost at the 2014 Anambra gubernatorial election under the platform of the Labour Party.

On 24 February 2019, Ifeanyi Ubah was declared winner of the Anambra South Senatorial elections under the platform of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), but defected to Nigeria’s ruling party the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Personal life

Ifeanyi Ubah was married to Uchenna Ubah, a Business Administration graduate from Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, with whom he has 5 children. He also runs a foundation which is named after him; Ifeanyi Ubah Foundation.

Attempted assassination

In September 2022, Ifeanyi Ubah while on his way from Nnewi, was attacked by gunmen in Enugwu-Ukwu in Anambra State, after his convoy was shot.

At least 5 persons, including 2 policemen, were killed. Ubah survived as the vehicle he was riding in was bulletproof.

Death

On July 27, 2024, Ifeanyi Ubah reportedly died of cardiac arrest in London. [Source: Wikipedia]

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