Kalu mourns ex-Abia APGA governorship candidate Ibe

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Professor Gregory Ibe. Ibe was the founder and Chancellor of Gregory University in Abia State and was also a prominent figure in Nigerian politics and academia. Kalu praised Ibe as a renowned scholar, industrialist, philanthropist, visionary, and community leader.

He emphasized that Ibe was convinced of education's power to empower and demonstrated this belief by founding a university to educate future generations. Kalu lamented that Ibe's death was a significant loss to academia, the community, the state, and Nigeria. He extended condolences to Ibe's family, the university administration, staff, and students, as well as his political associates and those affected by his life.

Kalu urged them to find comfort in the lasting impact of the late professor's legacy, which included the thousands of lives he touched and the institution he established.