Stella Oduah
Stella Oduah, the Nigerian senator representing Anambra North
Senatorial District in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, on
Friday, lost her son, whose name had yet to be known as of the time of
filing this report.
According to Punch, 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
she was contacted her on Friday afternoon.
In a barely audible voice, she confirmed the report, saying her son died after a brief illness.
Punch reports that one of Oduah’s colleagues, Senator Uche
Ekwunife, who represents Anambra Central in the Senate, also confirmed
the incident 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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