Following concern after a fake news website published that Dr. Alex Ekwueme, a former vice president of Nigeria had died in a London hospital, a close family source debunked the news to The Trent on Tuesday saying that “he is alive and well and getting better”.
An official of Memfys Neuro-surgical Hospital in Enugu, has also confirmed to the press that Ekwueme is well on admission in the hospital.
The official told journalists in Enugu on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 that ”Ekwueme is still in Memfys Hospital”, even though President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered he should be flown abroad for better care.
The former vice president was admitted into the hospital for chest infection. Contrary to reports in some quarters, the former vice president is stable and doing well.
The official said Ekwueme was receiving the best attention from the hospital.
The official maintained that though the hospital would not give out information about its patients, “but the rumour that he is dead is false”.
“He is recovering and doing well. People should not spread false information. The family members are always here,” the official said.
The federal government had undertaken to fly him abroad for special attention once he is more stable.
Also, Igwe Laz Ekwueme, the traditional ruler of Oko community in Orumba North Local Government of Anambra, corroborated the hospital official’s statement.
According to him, Ekwueme is alive and recovering from illness. Laz, the musicologist, who is also the younger brother to the former Vice President, said in a telephone interview in Awka on Tuesday that people had called the family to ask about the state of the elder statesman.
“You people should stop disturbing me with all these calls. Ekwueme is alive and recovering please,” he said.
