The Senate has denied reports that it abandoned late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah,who represented Anambra South Senatorial District in the 9th and 10th Senate and was the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream.
In a statement on Sunday by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, APC, Ekiti South, the Senate described as untrue, the recent news circulating about the Senate, purportedly failing to play a role in the burial of its late colleague, Ifeanyi Ubah.
According to the statement, the Senate accorded late Senator Ubah all honours and rites as a sitting member of the Senate before his burial in Nnewi on Friday – dedicating for the first time in the history of the National Assembly a whole Legislative day to pay Tributes to the late Senator. His seat was adorned with the national flag which was a huge honor and recognition of his contributions to the Senate and the good people he represented.
Also, the Senate added that almost 100 Senators of the 109 members attended a valedictory session held in his honor, where senators including vice president Kashim Shettima paid tribute to his accomplishments as a philanthropist, businessman and politician.
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