The death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah was sudden and that came up as a shock to many, a situation which even his enemies would have liked to wish away. But it happened. And no one has the right to question God.
Picture: Chief Egwuonwu, his friends and well-wishers with Ijele Masquerade at the background as a sign of respect and honour to his late friend.
Though short-lived, late Senator Ubah impacted many lives positively irrespective of one’s ethnic nationality, religious or political leaning.
His happiest moments in life, as observed, were when people felt relieved because of his financial and other interventions in their lives which he did without counting them or expecting any reward from the beneficiaries.
What late Ubah did in Anambra South Senatorial District in the area of security and other aspects of life are too numerous to mention.
When security challenges were at their peak in that zone, Ubah used technology and other means to face the insecurity and hoodlums operating in that zone quickly relocated to other zones and Anambra South became liveable.
Ubah continued to strategize and re- strategize non-stop as a Senator representing that zone in the National Assembly. That was one of the blueprints he wanted to introduce to Anambra State generally, if he had become the Governor. But death said no.
He never relented in his lifetime and the District enjoyed peace as that lasted until recently when his death created a vacuum.
Outside security, his interventions in other areas like infrastructure development and empowerment of all categories of residents are numerous to mention but the question now agitating the minds of residents of Anambra South Senatorial District is who will bail the cat?
As a matter of fact, the vacuum created is yawning to be filled. That keeps a lot of people wondering where the help will come from without the mistake of falling into a wrong hand which can force the Senatorial zone back to Egypt.
During the funeral on Friday, one of the late Senator Ubah’s business colleagues, Chief Akai Egwuonwu recalled his intimate relationship with him.
Chief Egwuonwu described Ubah as not just a business colleague but also a friend and brother with whom he shared the same life philosophy.
Although Chief Egwuonwu is the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Chieftain and late Ubah was in the All Progressives Congress (APC), that never affected their intimacy and philosophy, which is anchored on generosity and human capital development.
Chief Egwuonwu, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stine Industries Ltd, producers of Anambra Rice who was emotionally laden while speaking to journalists said there was need to genuinely sustain the legacies, beliefs and aspirations of late Senator Ubah.
The industrialist insisted that to carry out what Ubah believed in and to uphold his philosophy in life would be one of the best ways to immortalize him.
“Pockets of security challenges currently witnessed in Anambra South Senatorial District would never have happened when Ifeanyi Ubah was alive. But here we are.
“I was with him the last day he left this country for London, little did I know that maybe 6-7 days later, he would be dead.
“I spoke with him a day before he died. We are like minds. We discussed a lot of issues. Now, we have all these things hanging. We will always say God knows the best, “Chief Egwuonwu concluded, almost dropping tears.
