A former Presidential Spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, has mourned the passing of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah (APC-Anambra-South),who died on Saturday in London at 52.

Expressing sadness over the politician’s death in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Sunday, Okupe said Nigeria had lost  a colossus with his demise. “The curtains have fallen on the golden boy of the South East.

“Sen. Ifeanyi Uba was  the enfant terrible of Anambra politics.He was a quintessential mogul of the Nigerian oil and gas industry and a politician extraordinaire.

“The south-east has lost an illustrious son, Nigeria has lost a colossus. “He was my friend, my brother and political associate. May his soul rest in peace,” Okupe said.

NAN reports that Ubah, who was the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil, until his death ,represented Anambra South Senatorial District at the Upper Legislative Chamber. He was Chairman,Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream).

Ubah won the Anambra South senatorial seat in the 9th National Assembly on the platform of Young People’s Party (YPP), a relatively unpopular party. He repeated the feat in the 2023 elections.

Ubah officially defected to the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) ,recently. (NAN)