Chukwumerije was a national hero – Mark

The President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has described late Senator Uche Chukwumerije as a national hero who was a pan-Nigerian in all ramifications.

Senator Mark told the bereaved family at Senator Chukwumerije’s Abuja home on Tuesday that the late senator was a nationalist and an unrepentant crusader for the respect for human rights and rule of law.

He remarked that Chukwumerije was astute, firm, fearless and a voice for the voiceless, adding: “He was an advocate of the masses who stood for justice, equity and fairness to all.”

Senator Mark announced that the Senate has set up a burial committee to liaise with the family in order to give the erudite senator a befitting burial.

The Senate president stated that Senator Chukwumerije was an intellectual of very high standing and a parliamentarian per excellence who contributed immensely to the success of the 5th, 6th and 7th Senate.

Senator Chukwumerije, Mark stressed, was a patriot in every sense of it, adding: “He left a positive legacy that the family, Abia State and the nation can always be proud of him.”

Responding on behalf of the family, the eldest son of the late senator, Chidi, noted that his father was a great nationalist who loved Nigeria.

Chidi said: “My father was a voice for the voiceless and a defender of the oppressed.

“He was a true Nigerian and a proud son of Africa.

“His works in the Senate meant many things to him because that was the theatre where he articulated his dream for a better nation.”