Dead  Ebonyi Commissioner Resurrects

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Dead  Ebonyi Commissioner may have come back to life<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Ebonyi Commissioner for Infrastructure Development&comma; Engineer Fidelis Nweze&comma; who sustained an injury in an auto crash on Saturday along the Enugu-Abakaliki highway and reportedly died in a hospital in Abuja from complications after a surgery he underwent to correct a ruptured intestine&comma; may have resurrected&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Governor David Umahi&comma; in an emotion laden voice&comma; confirmed his death to reporters on Tuesday in capital Abakaliki&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He described the Commissioner as irreplaceable and one of the pillars of his administration&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Governor said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Nweze died this morning at Turkish Hospital Abuja at about 9&colon;50am&period; He was traveling to Enugu on Saturday morning with his driver and orderly&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;At Obunagu in Enugu state they rammed into a stationery truck&period; He was on seat belt and they were all conscious&period; He was rushed to Niger foundation Enugu&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I got to know about it on Sunday and I insisted they move him to Abuja&period; I sent a doctor to the Turkish hospital&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He was having severe pain so they did an examination and discovered that the seat belt had ruptured his intestine&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;They did a successful operation and wanted to move him to the ward but we said no they should put him in intensive unit for 3 days to be sure everything is okay&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This morning they said he had crisis and at about 9&colon;50am he died”&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The governor described him as one of the pillars of his administration&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I feel so sad and empty&period; To me it is like a dream&period; It is like my younger brother&comma; my son or very close friend just slept and died&comma;” he wept&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He declared Tuesday as public holiday in the state&comma; adding no market or any other business will open in honour of the late commissioner&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;But on Thursday&comma; Ebonyi State erupted in jubilation as the &OpenCurlyQuote;dead’ Commissioner has reportedly come back to life<br &sol;>&NewLine;His residence was Thursday afternoon filled with jubilant crowd who were celebrating his come-back to life&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;OpenLife gathered that the jubilation erupted after he reportedly made a video call to members of his family&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to a source which visited his residence in Abakaliki&comma; the Ebonyi State capital&comma; jubilant crowd were seen singing praises to God for the &OpenCurlyQuote;miracle’<br &sol;>&NewLine;Some motorcyclists who are believed to be lovers to the Commissioner have also taken to gymnast-ride in celebration&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A close source to the family was quoted to have said&semi; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’re praying”<br &sol;>&NewLine;Meanwhile&comma; when <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wsj&period;com">OpenLife<&sol;a> contacted a top government official from Ebonyi State <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wsj&period;com">Thursday<&sol;a> afternoon when the news broke&comma; the government official who pleaded anonymity said &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is still a rumour&period; I have personally called Government House in Abakaliki to confirm&period; Nobody has been able to confirm if it is true or not&comma;” he stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;