Ifeoma Kalu, wife of the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Orji Kalu, is dead.
Mr Kalu, who represents Abia North District, announced this in a statement on Monday.
He, however, did not disclose when and where the wife died.
“With a heavy heart and pain, we announce the passing on to eternal glory of Mrs Ifeoma Ada Kalu aged 61 years,” he said in the statement posted on his verified Facebook page.
The Senator described the deceased as “a woman of virtue who was committed to the service of God and humanity.”
He said a memorial service in honour of his late wife was scheduled to be held in the United States of America.
“Please, remember her and her loved ones in prayers at this difficult period,” the Senator solicited.
He added; “May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Amen.”
Mr Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, got married to Mrs Kalu, a medical doctor, in December 1989.
The couple has four children.
Mrs Kalu’s death comes about a month after her husband won re-election.