The body of the late Senator Ben Uwajumogu was on Friday 21st February 2020, laid to rest at his home town in Ihitte Uboma of Imo State.
The late Senator Ben Uwajumogu who until his death was the Senator representing Imo North Senatorial District, was reported to have slumped and died while having his bath at his home. He was rushed to a private hospital in Apo, Abuja, where he was pronounced dead on Wednesday 18th December 2019.
The Senate also, had on Thursday 19th December 2019 to honour the late Senator after officially confirming his death, suspended plenary in his honour. This followed a motion by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi during plenary.
“Going by our tradition, I move that a minute silence be observed in honour of the deceased,” Abdullahi moved.
While raising Point of Order ’43’, Abdullahi said that the late Ben Uwajumogu who represented Imo North Senatorial District died at 51.
“We regret to announce the tragic loss of our colleague, Senator Ben Uwajumogu. Nigeria has suffered a great loss. He had made his contribution on the floor of the Senate a day before his death.
“It was a loss that startled all of us. We pray God to grant his soul eternal rest,“ he said.
The Senate Leader further noted that the late Senator was a former Speaker, Imo House of Assembly and a Senator per excellence.
Seconding the motion for the suspension of plenary, Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe stated that: “As Igbos, we have several names that we use whenever death happens.
“You can have names like ‘death, don’t come’, but the one that we give that is most appropriate today is that death will never take away your name.“
“Today while supporting this motion, I want to let all Nigerians know that death will not take away his name from us.”
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan and Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, led the National Assembly delegation to Imo State for the burial on Friday.