Wife of the first civilian governor of Delta State, Olorogun Felix Ibru, Edna Ibru [nee Park], is dead.
Edna, a former Miss Nigeria ambassador and the first Nigerian/African to represent Nigeria at Miss Universe in 1964, died in London in a brief illness last Wednesday.
Dr. Paul Aidido Ibru, the head of the Ibru family, confirmed the death of the former first lady in a statement on Saturday.
According to him, “Our amazing mother, Mrs. Edna Ibru passed into glory on Wednesday 15, January, 2025 after [in] a brief illness.
“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.”
He added that her burial arrangement would be announced by the family in a later date.
Reports said the late Edna had two children for Felix Ibru, who was governor of Delta State, between 1991 and 1992.
