The first executive governor of Delta State, Chief Felix Ovudoroye Ibru,died yesterday in Lagos. He was aged 80.
He was taken ill briefly and passed on at about 1pm.
The architect, one of the four famous Ibru brothers –Michael, Felix, Goodie and Alex –ran the affairs of Delta State between 1992 and 1993.
He was elected on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Although born on December 7, 1935 in his home town of Agbarha-Otor in the Ughelli North local government area of Delta State he spent much of his life in Lagos where he attended Yaba Methodist School, and later Igbobi College.
He trained as an architect at the Nottingham School of Architecture in England and was elected member of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) in 1969.
He was registered by the Architects registration Council of Nigeria in (ARCON) 1971, and elected Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Architects in 1995.
He was a onetime President General of foremost Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU).
He is survived by children and many grand children.
No date has been fixed for his burial.
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Monday Igbuya yesterday described the demise of Chief Ibru as painful.
Igbuya lauded Ibru’s great concern for the unity of Nigeria, the growth of democracy and development of Delta State.
“Chief Felix Ibru as a governor, senator, international businessman, philanthropist and politician gained the respect, trust and love of the entire country and he will be greatly missed” he said.
Igbuya prayed Almighty God to grant the soul of the late politician eternal rest and grant members of the family the strength to bear the loss.”
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