Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzo Kalu, has commiserated with the family of Nigeria’s first military Head of State, Maj-Gen. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, over the demise of Mrs. Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi.

Kalu, in a condolence message on Monday in Abuja, described the demise of Mrs. Aguiyi-Ironsi which occurred in the early hours of Monday as a huge loss to the nation.

He urged members of the Aguiyi-Ironsi family to sustain the good deeds of the late matriarch.

The senator prayed for the repose of her soul, adding that the deceased was selfless and patriotic.

“I sympathize with the family of late Maj.-Gen. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi on the demise of Chief (Mrs) Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi.

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“The deceased was forthright, kind, urbane, selfless and a role model to the womenfolk; she will be remembered for her good deeds.

“Her life was remarkable and purposeful,” the Senate chief whip said.

Kalu urged the family to take solace in the fact that the deceased supported the cause of the people in her endeavors.