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Sometimes last week, precisely on the 19th of April 2015, the news of popular politician Senator Uche Chukwumerije's death hit the social media and few hours later, this was confirmed by one of his sons Yagazie Chukwumerije who revealed that his late dad passed on at about 4.30pm, surrounded by his family. 

In his words "he was a good and kind man, and inspired many people in ways I cannot describe."According to a statement by a family representative, Chidi, the Senator died on Sunday after a long battle with lung cancer. 

Late Senator Chukwumerije was a politician of repute and had a great influence especially in the Eastern part of the country where he hails from. Chukwumerije served as Minister of Information in the days of the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida. He also served as Minister of Information in the interim national government of Earnest Shonekan.

In the Fourth Republic, Chukwumerije was elected to the Senate on the Peoples Democratic Party's platform later decamped to the Progressive People's Alliance in 2006, and was re-elected to the Senate on April 28, 2007.

An Economics graduate from the prestigious University of Ibadan with several other certifications from reputable institutions, he was married to Princess Iweka, a pretty princess who hails from a royal family in Obosi, Anambra State. She is a two time -former presidential special adviser and co-founder of the Bells schools currently owned by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. 

The union produced 8 kids, seven boys and one girl, before the coupled got divorced in 1989. However, not many know that they are all into sports, especially Taekwondo which is like a family legacy as their dad was very passionate about the game and all his surviving 7 kids have black belts in Taekwondo. Many of his kids actually got to the national champions but stopped at one point to delve into other thriving professions.

One of his sons, Chika is an Olympic medallist having won bronze at the 2008 Benijing Olympics, another son Dikeolu has made a name for himself as a writer of repute and performance poet.

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