Former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme is dead.Ekwueme, who was Nigeria’s Vice President between 1979 and 198, died on Sunday in a London clinic, United Kingdom.Ekwueme had slumped in his Enugu residence after which he was flown to London in an air ambulance last week.A statement from his family signed by his brother and the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State, Igwe LazEkwueme said that he died by10:00pm in a London clinic, Sunday.The statement read: “Ekwueme family regrets to announce the peaceful passing away of their patriarch, the former Vice-President of theFederal Republic of Nigeria Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme GCON.“The sad event occurred at the London Clinic at 10:00 pm on Sunday 19th November 2017.”
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