He was aged 71.
The cause of his death is not clear as the former minister
is not know to suffer any terminal ailment.
Maduekwe, who is from Abia state, has held several
ministerial positions – notably minister of transport in the administration of
former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
He was also Nigeria’s high commissioner to Canada under
President Goodluck Jonathan, after serving as minister of foreign affairs under
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adau.
Until his death, he was the secretary of the board of
trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He mediated in the leadership crisis in the party.
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