Former Minister of Aviation and senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District in the upper chamber of
the National Assembly, Stella Oduah, on Friday lost her son, whose name had yet
to be known as of the time of filing this report.
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 one of our
correspondents contacted her on Friday afternoon. In a barely audible voice,
she confirmed the report, saying her son died after a brief illness.
One
of Oduah’s colleagues, Senator Uche Ekwunife, who represents Anambra Central in
the Senate, also confirmed the incident to one of our correspondents, 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.”
SOURCE: PUNCH
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