"Former Senator Ayogu Eze, who represented Enugu North Senatorial District from 2007 to 2015 and was the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in 2015, has passed away at the age of 66. Born in 1958, Senator Eze died in a hospital in Abuja after a prolonged illness.
A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eze later joined the APC and became a prominent figure in the party in Enugu State. Although his death has been made public, his family and the party have yet to issue an official statement.
Before his Senate tenure, Eze served as Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism in the Enugu State government under Governor Chimaroke Nnamani. He also advised Governor Nnamani on Public Affairs before being elected to the Senate in 2007.
As a senator, Eze chaired the Senate Committee on Information and Media, making him the official spokesman for the Senate. During his eight years in the Senate, he played a key role in the Constitution Drafting and Amendment Committee, which made significant changes to Nigeria's 1999 Constitution."