Breaking: Ndubuisi Kanu, Former Lagos, Imo State Governor, Dies Of Covid-19 |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

Former Military Governor of Lagos and Imo State, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu has died of Covid-19 complications.

For months now, the late Kanu has been battling with an unknown ailment before he gave up the ghost at about 3am in Lagos today.

It was gathered that Admiral Kanu had  gone home to the east during the Christmas season for the introduction ceremony of his daughter who was getting married.

Family Sources revealed  that he had a mild cough but his condition deteriorated suddenly.

He was flown back to Lagos, and  was diagnosed of  Covid-19.

He was said to have been in intensive care,  with oxygen, before his demise.

A native of Ovim, Abia State,  Admiral Kanu was an accomplished military officer and  had a successful tenure in the Nigerian Naval.

Kanu was a graduate of National Defence Academy, India, where he served in various leadership positions both in core naval postings and in special assignments. He was a Member of the Supreme Military Council (1975 –1976), first Military Governor of Imo State (1976 –1977), Military Governor of Lagos State (1977 –1978), Member of the Supreme Military Council (1978 –1979), Member of the Armed Forces Ruling Council, AFRC (1986 –1989), Member of Special Committee on Review of the Report of the Political Bureau (1988) and Chairman of Special AFRC Committee on Creation of Local Governments.

He retired honourably in October 1990 and was  a Maritime Consultant before he passed.

In retirement, the first class graduate of Sandhurst Military Institute in UK, was running a successful shipping and maritime company called RAGNK Ltd, with head office in Victoria Island Lagos.

At one point, he was a Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, among other private sector institutions.

Kanu was a prominent member of Ndigbo Lagos, and an influential member of NADECO.