Pa Simeon Soludo, father of governor of Anambra, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has died at the age of 92.
Mr Chris Aburime, Press Secretary to Soludo said this in a statement on Monday.
Aburime said the elder statesman popularly known as Ichie Akukananwa 1 of Isuofia in Aguata Local Governent Area died in the early hours of Nov. 6.
He said Pa Soludo was survived by seven sons, eight daughters-in-law, 22 grand-children and six great-grandchildren.
He quoted the governor as saying that his late father lived a fulfilled life and died at the ripe age of 92.
The Press Secretary said further information would be communicated to the public in due course. President Bola Tinubu while sympathizing with Soludo, over the passing of his father, said Pa Simeon Soludo, who was a dignified and charitable family man, lived a fruitful life that is exemplified in the achievements, personal quality, and sterling records of his son, Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
“I pray the Almighty God grant your beloved father eternal rest. He lives through you still; in your sincerity, good works and deeds,” the President says.
President Tinubu encourages Governor Soludo and the good people of Anambra State to take solace in the excellent legacy of the departed nonagenarian.
The late Pa Soludo was 92 at the time of his passage into glory.
He is survived by seven sons; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.