Ifeanyi Ubah, the Nigerian lawmaker who died on July 27, 2024, is on the campaign list of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State.
Recall Ubah, who represented Anambra South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, died in the United Kingdom
A report said he had travelled to the United Kingdom (UK) to attend the graduation of one of his sons from a University there. Another report said he was due for surgery at the time of his death. His demise was sudden as there were no prior reports of illness.
However, in the list of the National Campaign Council of the APC for the poll, Ubah’s name was seen in the finance committee chaired by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
His name made it as 23rd on the list nearly a month after he passed on.
The council’s list which was divided into seven sub-committees was signed by the APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu.
The sub-committees include contact and mobilization; security; election monitoring; youth mobilization; media and publicity; election management and strategy; and finance.
The council is chaired by Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State while Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina is the Co-chairman.
There have been reports of dead persons found on INEC register and some documents of national importance.
Interestingly, this is not the first time a dead person would be assigned a strategic role in the Nigerian polity.
Under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, six dead persons were appointed into various offices.
Tobias Chukwuemeka Okwuru was named as a member of the board of the Federal Character Commission on Tuesday, two months after he passed on.
The deceased was appointed alongside 37 others.
In a letter sent to the senate on Tuesday, Buhari had sought the confirmation of the appointees.
Okwuru, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Ezza south/Ikwo Federal Constituency, passed away at the age of 59 after battling an unknown illness.
Among the late persons appointed at the time include Francis Okpozo, a senator in the second republic; Donald Ugbaja, a retired deputy inspector-general of police; and Ahmed Bunza, sole administrator of Jega local government area of Kebbi state.
Others were Christopher Utov, a former proprietor of Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko; and Kabir Umar, a former emir of Katagum in Bauchi state.