Ex-Education Minister Dies In Israel

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A former Minister of Education, Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu is dead. The deceased was said to have breathed his last in Israel on Tuesday.

News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the Aja-Nwachukwu died in an Israeli hospital from an undisclosed ailment. He was said to have been receiving treatment at the hospital for about four weeks.

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The cause of his death is yet to be confirmed, but his death certificate is expected to shed more light into this.

His younger brother, Festus Aja-Nwachukwu, reportedly confirmed the death of the former minister in Abuja to NAN.

Aja-Nwachukwu served as minister under the administration of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

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After declaring his intention to contest for the Ebonyi governorship seat in 2015, the 63-year-old native of Okposi in Ebonyi State withdrew from the race.

His father was Nigeria’s first minister of education and he graduated from the University of Ibadan with a Bachelor’s Degree in statistics.

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