Alex Ekwueme Dies In London Hospital

Late Alex Ekwueme

 This was made known to the public in a statement from his family signed by his brother and the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State, Igwe Laz Ekwueme who said that Alex died around 10:00 pm in a London clinic on Sunday.
The statement read:

Ekwueme family regrets to announce the peaceful passing away of their patriarch, the former Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme GCON. The sad event occurred at the London Clinic at 10:00 pm on Sunday 19th November 2017.

Ekwueme had slumped in his Enugu residence, and immediately taken to the Memfys Neurosurgery Hospital Enugu, where he relapsed and went into a coma.

As soon as he was stabilized in the hospital he was flown to London in an air ambulance weeks back.