What is Uche Chukwumerije?
[[File:Uche Chukwumerije.png|thumb|Chukwumerije]] '''Uche Chukwumerije''' (November 1939 &ndash; 19 April 2015) was a [[Nigeria]]n [[politician]] for the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] (PDP). He represented the [[Abia State|Abia]] North Senatorial District from 29 May 2003 until his death. Chukwumerije was born in Abia State to a [[Christian]] family. One of his sons is [[Chika Chukwumerije]] (born 1983), a [[taekwondo]] artist and Olympic medalist. Chukwumerije died from [[lung cancer]] on 19 April 2015 in [[Abuja]]. He was 75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/181721-how-senator-uche-chukwumerije-died-family.html|title=How Senator Uche Chukwumerije died — Family|work=premiumtimesng.com|date=19 April 2015|accessdate=20 April 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chukwumerije, Uche}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from lung cancer]] [[Category:Nigerian politicians]] [[Category:People from Abia State]] {{Bio-stub}}