Alfred Lahiri
Lady (Mrs) Jane Udewo Amaechi Nnamani, the wife of Nigeria’s former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, is dead.
She died in Enugu on Friday, May 5, 2023, after a minor surgery, reports say.
It was gathered that Mrs Nnamani was never sick before the surgery. She is said to be in her early 60s.
A family source described her as a brilliant, dutiful, very cheerful, friendly, quiet and unassuming woman.
She is a mother of four children and was also a member of the Governing Council of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT). Enugu.
The news of her death on weekend, has raised concern to the people of Amaechi Awknawnaw community and Enugu state in general.
Her burial arrangement would be announced immidiately her husband, Senator Ken Nnamani, returns from Washington, the United States of America.
She was a final year doctorate degree student in Business Management.
Late Mrs Nnamani was a renowned philanthropist, who, like her husband, Senator Ken Nnamani, has contributed immensely to the development of her Amaechi Awknawnaw community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu state through her scholarship program to indigent students, widowhood empowerment initiatives and community infrastructural development.
She recently singlehandedly rehabilitated and furnished the Methodist Church Cathedral in her community at Amaechi Awknawnaw, Enugu state, which had been in bad shape for many years.
Lady (Mrs) Jane Udewo Nnamani was also known to have built and donated hostel accommodation and residential lodges to students of tertiary institutions in Enugu metropolis, such as the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) Enugu Campus and the Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT).
