•Gov Soludo (r) with his late father
Pa Nwankwo Soludo, the father of the Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, is dead.
The nonagenarian died early today after a protracted illness.
The patriarch of the Soludo family of Umueze, Isuofia community, in Anambra died at the age of 92.
The governor’s Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, confirmed this in a statement today.
“Pa Soludo is survived by seven sons, eight daughters-in-law, twenty-two grand-children and six great-grand children.
“Governor Soludo noted that his late father lived a fulfilled life and died at the ripe age of ninety-two years (92)
“Further information will be communicated to the public in due course,” the statement read.