Ex-Delta First Lady Dies In London
Former Miss Nigeria and ex-First Lady of Delta State, Mrs. Edna Ibru (nee Park), has passed away after a brief illness.
The sad incident occurred on Wednesday at a hospital in London.
The Ibru family of Agbarha-Otor Kingdom, Delta State announced the former first lady’s death in a statement by her son, Dr Paul Ibru, and made available to newsmen in Warri on Saturday.
“Our amazing mother passed into glory on Wednesday 15, January 2025 after a brief illness,”, the statement read in part.
Mrs Ibru was the first Nigerian and African to represent Nigeria at Miss Universe.
She had two children with her husband who was the first civilian governor of Delta State from 1991 to 1992, Chief Olorogun Felix Ibru,
The statement further read: “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.”
