Former Labour Party governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections in Enugu State, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga, has joined the growing list of leaders mourning the death of Senator Okey Ezea, describing his passing as a painful blow to Nsukka, Enugu State and Nigeria at large.
Edeoga, who once represented Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said the news of Ezea’s death reached him in the early hours of the morning and left him “deeply shaken.”
In an emotional statement posted on his social media handle, Edeoga revealed that since receiving the tragic news, he had done little else besides taking calls of condolence and reflecting on his long relationship with the late senator.
According to him, Ezea’s death felt like “the quenching of an indispensable light,” one whose absence “disturbed him on a scale he did not imagine possible anymore.”
He described Senator Ezea as a patriot of uncommon courage, super-brainy, self-assured, resilient, and a complete embodiment of the Nsukka spirit.
Edeoga recalled how he assumed Ezea would recover from his recent health challenges, saying he never once thought their many unfinished conversations would now remain forever unspoken.
“Ideke my friend,” he wrote, “I took it for granted that you would recover from your indisposition and that we would talk things over. Ishima, farewell. Nzeogwu, rest in peace. Nwokeoma, we will surely miss you. Good bye.”
