By Adadareporters
Senator Ayogu Eze is dead. Eze represented Enugu North Senatorial zone of Enugu State from 2007 to 2015.
Senator Eze, a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, reportedly died in an Abuja hospital after a prolonged battle with an undisclosed illness.
Born in 1958, Eze hailed from Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Before becoming a senator, Eze served as information commissioner in the administration of former Governor Chimaroke Nnamani.
He was one-time Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and Media, and also chaired the Senate Committee on Works.
Eze was also a member of the Constitution Drafting and Amendment Committee that amended some aspects of the Nigerian 1999 Constitution.
He also served as a member of committees on Police Affairs, National Planning, Marine Transport and Federal Character and Inter-Government Affairs.
Im 2015, Eze joined the guber race of Enugu State but eventually lost to former Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. Hé later joined the All Progressives Congress, and failed to win the governorship of Enugu State in his second bid.
