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Chief Ojo Maduekwe is dead

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Chief Ojo Maduekwe, a former Nigeria Foreign Affairs Minister and ambassador to Canada is dead.

It was gathered that Maduekwe who was popular for riding bicycle around town as Nigeria’s minister of transport under former President Olusegun Obasanjo died in National hospital on Wednesday evening.

Maduekwe also served Nigeria as minister of transport.

Maduekwe who was Secretary of Nigeria’s former ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had reportedly collapsed at the Abuja Airport on his way from the United States(US) before being rushed to the hospital

Madueke served as Nigeria’s Minister of Culture under former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was 71.

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