Cletus Enebe, the pioneer Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly following the return of democracy in 1999 is dead.
He died on Wednesday, 30th March 2022.
Enebe, who hailed from Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, was the first Speaker elected by the Enugu Assembly in1999.
Details of his death were sketchy as of the time of this report but sources say he has been sick for some time and allegedly went to India recently for a kidney transplant.
His reign as speaker was very turbulent and he was subsequently impeached in a series that saw the Enugu Assembly produce about four Speakers in four years during Governor Chimaroke Nnamani’s Administration.
Confirming his death, the speaker of Enugu State Assembly, Edward Uchenna Ubosi described his death as a huge loss to Enugu State and the State Assembly while commiserating with his family.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Ubosi described Enebe as a quintessential lawmaker who paid his dues in the building of the state.
The speaker prayed that God will console his grieving family and give them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
Enebe contested for the Awgu North State Constituency seat at the Enugu State House of Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 1999 and won. He was unanimously elected pioneer Speaker of the House from May to December 1999.
He was also chairman of various House committees including the Committee on Local Government, Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC matters.
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