Former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) and ex-Minister of Works and Housing, Tony Anenih is dead. He died in the evening of Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the age of 85.

The PDP chieftain gave up the ghost at Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment.

However, his son, Tony Anenih Junior in a statement said; “With a heavy heart and total submission to the will of the Almighty God, the family of Chief Anthony Akhakon Anenih, CFR, the Iyasele of Esanland, announces his passing on to glory today, Sunday, October 28, 2018 after a brief illness.”

“Aged 85, Chief Anthony Akhakon Anenih, is survived by many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A beloved patriarch, he enjoyed God’s uncommon grace while alive.”

“He served God and humanity with commitment. He also served his fatherland to the best of his ability. We will all sorely miss him. But his legacies live on.”

It would be recalled that the deceased also lost his eldest son, Eugene in May 2017, after the demise of his wife, Patricia.