Wike receives remains of Senator Barinada Mpigi at Abuja airport
FCT minister Nyesom Wike received the remains of Senator Barinada Mpigi at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday morning.
‎‎Mr Wike arrived at the airport at about 5:30 a.m. on Monday to receive the late lawmaker’s body.
‎‎He also welcomed the late lawmaker’s wife, Patricia Obiageri Mpigi, alongside her children.
‎‎Present at the airport with Mr Wike were dignitaries, including the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s board of trustees, Mao Ohuabunwa, Senators Philip Aduda, Magnus Abe, Allwell Onyesoh, and Olaka Nwogu.
‎‎Others were the House of Representatives minority leader, Kingsley Chinda, Rivers’ coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Desmond Akawor, and the All Progressives Congress national vice-chairman (South-South), Victor Giadom.
‎‎The FCT minister had earlier visited the Mpigis last Thursday in London, after Mr Mpigi’s demise, where he commiserated with his family and facilitated arrangements for the repatriation of his body.
‎Mr Mpigi, who represented Rivers South-East senatorial district, died in London on February 19, 2026.
‎‎He was 64.
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