Delta State mourns as Mrs. Edna Ibru, the first
civilian first lady of Delta State and wife of former Governor of Delta,
Olorogun Felix Ibru, is dead
Mrs. Ibru, ex- Miss Nigeria in 1964, died in London
after a brief illness on Wednesday.
She had two children for Olorogun Felix Ibru who was
the first democratically elected executive governor of Delta State between 1991
to 1992.
The Ibru family of Agbarha-Otor Kingdom confirmed the
passage of the former first lady in a statement issued by the son, Dr. Paul
Aidido Ibru, on Saturday.
The deceased, who died in her 80s, was also the first
Nigerian/African to represent Nigeria at Miss Universe.
Dr. Ibru in the statement said, “Our amazing mother
passed into glory on Wednesday 15, January, 2025 after a brief illness”.
According to him, until her death, she was full of
life and we never expected her to leave us so soon but we cannot question the
will of God in her precious life”.
She was a lover of people, a mediator, a mother to
many, outrageously humorous, deeply caring, down to earth, full of stories all
of the time, and we will miss her very dearly.”
He added that arrangement for her burial would be
announced by the family in a later date.
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