Ifeanyi Izeze, a trailblazing member of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s media staff, has away.
The former vice president was devastated by the loss, according to a statement released by the Atiku media office on Sunday, confirming the death.
According to the statement, Izeze left the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON), Ikot-Abasi, in 2006 to work as the Office Manager for Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s media team.
He applied his extensive background in the media, Niger Delta, and Nigeria’s oil and gas sector to the work of the media team during that pivotal moment in Atiku’s political career.
Before joining ALSCON, Ifeanyi reported and wrote extensively on Nigeria’s oil and gas industry for many years in the now-defunct Sunray, Anchor, and NewAge newspapers, among others. It is understood that he received his postgraduate training in geology at the University of Port Harcourt.
Ifeanyi was a key team member and the first office manager of the Atiku Media Office, which influenced the Atiku Presidential Campaigns’ policy in the Niger Delta, especially in the oil and gas industries.
Ifeanyi was a born-again Christian of the Christ Embassy denomination and an ordained preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ in the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria. He also had a great sense of humor.
“May God grant his friends, family, and coworkers the strength to deal with his passing. His family will release further information about his funeral. He left behind children, grandchildren, and his only surviving brother, Pastor Emeka Izeze, who is well-known for his work in the Guardian Newspapers.
“May God pardon Ifeanyi’s sins and grant his soul an eternal rest,” the statement said.
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