A former First Lady of Delta State and ex Beauty Queen, Mrs. Edna Ibru, (nee Park), is dead.
She died in her 80s in a London Hospital, United Kingdom, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
Edna won the Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant in 1964 and became the first Nigerian/African to represent Nigeria at Miss Universe.
She was wife of the first Civilian Governor of Delta State, Chief Felix Ibru who ruled the State between 1991 and 1992.
Her son, Paul Ibru, who confirmed the death in a statement, said: “Our amazing mother passed into glory on Wednesday 15, January, 2025 after 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.”
Meanwhile, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, has commiserated with the Ibru family of Agbarha-Otor, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the State, describing the de. Ise of the ex Beauty Queen as painful.
The Governor in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Festus Ahon, described Edna Ibru as a loving wife and mother who supported her husband and family in all his noble endeavours.
“On behalf of the government and people of Delta, I mourn the passing of a great woman of substance, a caring mother and loving wife, Mrs Edna Ibru.
“The news of her death came to me as a shock, especially now that the family members needed her motherly and wise counsel.
“She was a woman of faith who devoted her time in supporting her husband’s political career which culminated in his election as the first Executive Governor of Delta State,” the statement said.
