Mr Ubah, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), died in a London hospital in July at the age of 52 due to a brief illness.
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Ifeanyi Ubah and his wife
Mr. Ubah served as chairperson of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream until his death. Kano South Senator Kawu Sumaila has now been appointed to succeed him.
During the valedictory service, Ndume urged his colleagues to let the late Mr Ubah’s widow to succeed her husband in carrying on the senator’s legacy.
The Borno senator reminded his colleagues that some deceased senators were succeeded by their wives and family members. He further stated that some joined the upper chamber due to the influence of their spouses and dads.
He requested that this be extended to Mr. Ubah’s widow.
“It happened before. Chuba Okadigbo was a great politician. When he died, years after, his wife, the widow Margery, sitting around here.
“Our first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, came to the Senate by the virtue of the people of Lagos and her husband who is the president who served two terms… They insisted that she should go for third term. In fact, she told me that her dream was to be a pastor.
“Abiru’s father was a great senator in 1979. Right here is Yar’Adua? Everybody knows Yar’Adua (Katsina Central Senator).
“Senator (Iyabo) Obasanjo, if you remember, is the daughter of General Obasanjo. Sitting in front of me is Dafinone, his father, was a great senator,” he said.
Ndume, therefore, appealed to his colleagues to support Mr Ubah’s wife in getting her late husband’s seat.
“Finally, Mr. President, my appeal to you and distinguished colleagues, his wife, fortunately, is 50 years or so, a wonderful wife. Let us support the family to have a spirit representative of Ifeanyi here in the chamber when the election of Anambra of the senatorial district that he represents,” he said.
“What I want to appeal to you, Mr President, is, let us keep his spirit, aspirations of Ifeanyi alive,” Mr Ndume added.
