The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has expressed grief over the death of music icon, ‘Gentleman’ Mike Ejeagha, saying the legend.
He said the late singer’s death created a void that would be too difficult to fill.
Mbah described Ejeagha as an unassuming and easygoing personality, whose fan base spreads across international boundaries.
News of the passing of the ‘Gwo gwo gwo ngwo’ crooner filtered into public space on Friday evening.
Reacting to the sad development, the governor assured that his government would further immortalise the legend in death.
Mbah had celebrated the folklorist during his lifetime by reconstructing the popular Obinagu Road and the adjoining Chief Mike Ejeagha Crescent leading directly to his residence in Abakpa Nike, Enugu, a long wish of the icon left unfulfilled by successive administrations in the state.
He also renamed Obinagu Road as Chief Mike Ejeagha Road in his honour.