Senate Chief Whip and former governor of Abia State Orji Kalu has buried his wife Ifeoma in the United States.
This was after an open casket viewing ceremony was held on Tuesday in her honour followed by a service of songs.
Kalu shared photos of the burial on Facebook, noting that she was buried in the US on Wednesday as she wished.
“Our late beloved former First Lady, Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Aunt- Late Mrs Ifeoma Ada Kalu (Nee Menakaya) was laid to rest today in the USA in accordance to her wish. She might have left this space called earth but she still lives in our hearts,” he wrote.
Senators were noticeably absent at the ceremony.
The Senate Chief Whip said in a Facebook post on April 3 that his wife passed on aged 61. He also shared a photo of his wife in her youthful days carrying their child.
Kalu, who is gunning to be the next Senate president, described his wife, who died in the United States, as a woman of virtues who was committed to the service of God and humanity.
