BEVERLY HILLS, March 12, (THEWILL) – The first Executive Governor of Delta State, Chief Felix Ibru passed on at about 1pm on Saturday in Lagos, a family source has said.
The 80-year-old indigene of Agbarho in Ughelli North Local Government was a onetime President General of foremost Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU).
Felix, one of the four of the famous Ibru brothers, was born on 7 December 1935 at Agbarha-Otor in the Ughelli North local government area of Delta State to Chief Peter Epete Ibru.
He started his political career in 1983 when he contested for a Senate seat and in 1991 he was elected as the first executive Governor of the newly-created Delta State at that time.
He is is survived by 6 children and many grandchildren.
Although the Ibru family is yet to issue a formal statement concerning the death, a close family source confirmed the development to THEWILL.
