January 18, (THEWILL) – A former First Lady of Delta State, Mrs Edna Ibru, (nee Park), is dead.
THEWILL reports that Mrs Ibru died on Wednesday, in a London hospital, after a brief illness.
Her death comes eight years after her husband, Felix Ibru, died in March 2016. Felix, the first civilian governor of Delta State, served between 1992 and 1993.
Mrs Ibru was Miss Nigeria in 1964, and the first Nigerian/African to represent Nigeria at Miss Universe.
Her son, Dr Paul Aidido Ibru, announced the sad development in a statement on Saturday.
“Our amazing mother passed into glory on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, after a brief illness.
“Until her death, she was full of life and we never expected her to leave us so soon but we cannot question the will of God in her precious life.
“She was a lover of people, a mediator, a mother to many, outrageously humorous, deeply caring, down to earth, full of stories all of the time, and we will miss her very dearly. “
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