It was shock and disbelief yesterday in Benin-City when news of the death of the former Chairman of Board of Trustees of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Tony Anenih filtered in.
Anenih, from Arue, Uromi, headquarters of Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo state cut his political teeth as Chairman of the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in Bendel state during the ill-fated Second Republic.
All was quiet at his house on Delta Crescent in the Government Reserved Area (GRA) Benin-City as the massive gate was under lock and key.
The two security guards confessed that they were not aware of the death of the Iyasele of Esanland, adding that the younger son who drove in shortly at about 6 pm was inside and not disposed to talking to the press.
The situation was also the same at the residence of his wife, Iyom Josephine Anenih on Liberty Avenue, GRA as the gate was under lock and key.
However, in a telephone interview, a grief stricken, Mrs. Anenih, a former Minister of Women Affairs told The Daily Times that she will only speak after the family issues a statement.
Another of his son, Mr. Usolo Anenih confirmed the demise of the former Minister of Works in a private hospital in Abuja after a brief illness, adding that the eldest son, Mr. Tony Anenih, jnr flew to Abuja from his base in Lagos and will issue a statement after a family meeting.
Speaking in the same vein, the Edo state Chairman of the PDP, Chief Dan Orbih said that the party will only come out with a statement after the family officially broke the news of the death of the political titan, popularly known as Mr. Fix it.
The Special Adviser to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Media and Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie said that the government was aware of the death of Anenih but was only waiting for an official announcement from the family before its reaction.
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