NUJ President’s Wife Tells What Killed Her Husband

NUJ President’s Wife Tells What Killed Her Husband

Wife of the Late President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), and a former Managing Editor of the Daily Times of Nigeria, Mr Bonny Iwuoha has told what killed her husband.

News of Iwuoha, who was also Commissioner of Information in the Theodore Orji administration in Abia State on Monday, has hit friends and colleagues like a thunderbolt.

its suddenness left many wondering what may have led to the death.

However, the wife, Mrs Esther Iwuoha has told the source.

“He suffered a strange stomach disorder that was suspected to be food poisoning. He had some laboratory tests conducted, but the results were negative and he was later treated for malaria”, she said, while receiving a delegation of the Abia Council of the NUJ.

The council was led by its chairman, Mr Victor Ndukwe, on a condolence visit to the Umuahia residence of the Iwuohas

“Bonnie Iwuoha was a responsible father and showed strong affection for his children.

“Even though he had no money, he would never take anyone’s thing. He would always say that God will provide for him,’’ she recalled.

“He suffered a strange stomach disorder that was suspected to be food poisoning. He had some laboratory tests conducted, but the results were negative and he was later treated for malaria,’’ his widow, Esther Iwuoha said.

Esther added that Iwuoha recovered soon after and they both arranged on a date for her to join him in Umuahia from Lokoja for the Yuletide.

“We spoke on Sunday; we exchanged banter; we both looked forward to my return to Umuahia for the Christmas celebration.

“On Monday, I got a phone call that he had passed on,’’ Esther said, weeping inconsolably.

Iwuoha’s younger sister, Stella, who nursed him during his illness, said the deceased had recovered from his two-month-long ailment.

“I was with him until Saturday and he was doing well when I went back to Aba.

“When I called him on phone on Monday, he said that he did not sleep well in the night and that he suspected it was malaria, so I decided to return to Umuahia.

NUJ President’s Wife Tells What Killed Her Husband

“By the time I came back, his condition was rather critical so I took him to the Federal Medical Centre and by about 2.30 p.m., he passed on,’’ Stella lamented.

In a brief remark, the NUJ chairman described Iwuoha’s death as shocking and a great loss to the NUJ.

“`He was our leader; always coming around to fraternise with us, offering advice and guidance to us.

“He was a peace-loving and thoroughbred professional who was always advocating professionalism and ethical conduct by media practitioners,’’ Ndukwe said.

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Ndukwe was accompanied on the visit by former and serving members of executive councils of the NUJ at the state and national levels.