Businessman Okey Ezeibe dies in his hotel room in Imo
By Ishaya Ibrahim
A prominent businessman and politician in Anambra State, Okey Ezeibe, is dead.
Until his death, he was the Chief Executive Officer/founder of Legacy Motors (Legacy Urban Peony Services Limited). He was also a former President and Board of Trustees member of the Balogun Business Association (BBA) in Lagos.
He died in his hotel room in Imo State while on a trip to attend a meeting with Chief Martins Agbaso, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for the state.
TheNiche learnt that the politician and businessman was scheduled to meet Chief Agbaso yesterday during dinner, but the NDC governorship candidate had travelled to Delta State for another engagement. Both men then agreed to meet this morning over breakfast.
When the scheduled time for Ezeibe’s departure to Agbaso’s residence passed, his associates knocked on his hotel room door and eventually forced it open. He was found dead.
According to information received by TheNiche, the cause of death was probably a heart attack.
Okey Ezeibe was a close friend of the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
In May this year, the former Vice President traveled to Marrakech, Morocco, to chair the wedding ceremony of Chief Okey Ezeibe’s son, Muna Ezeibe, who married Cherina, the daughter of former Burkina Faso Prime Minister Lassina Zerbo. Atiku noted that he attended the occasion to honor a personal friendship with Chief Ezeibe that spans over 45 years.
But in this build up to the 2027 election, Chief Ezeibe had been supporting the presidential bid of the NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
