Medical personnel at Memphys Hospital said that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State broke down in tears on seeing Ekwueme at the Intensive Care Unit on Tuesday.
Second Republic Vice-President, Alex Ekwueme has collapsed and is currently at the Intensive Care Unit of Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery
Ekwueme collapsed around 2 am last Saturday at his residence in Independence Layout, Enugu.
The development comes barely 10 days after he celebrated his 85th birthday.
Family members said that the former vice-president went into a coma soon after he collapsed.
“He was trying to get something from the table when he suddenly collapsed and immediately someone raised alarm, we proceeded to revive him while cautious enough not to attract neighbours,” a relative, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said.
He added, “When it became obvious that he had lapsed into coma, we rushed him to a hospital (unnamed) in GRA (Government Reserved Area), but we were referred to Memphys Hospital by medical consultants who had critically examined his condition.”
The source said that the family chose to keep the incident secret for a while with the hope that Ekwueme would “miraculously” come out of coma.
“When there was no sign of improvement on Monday afternoon, we rallied round and informed the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, who is like a son, and he has been making plans to fly him overseas,” the source added.
Medical personnel at Memphys Hospital said that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State broke down in tears on seeing Ekwueme at the Intensive Care Unit on Tuesday.
