Chief Imo Eze, a veteran journalist and publisher of a popular tabloid paper, The Voice Newspaper is dead.

He died on Thursday night at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi state after a protracted illness. He served the first civilian governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Sam Egwu, as Chief Press Secretary (CPS).

His second daughter, Chinwe Imo Eze, confirmed the sad news on her Facebook handle on Friday.

The Secretary to Governor David Umahi, Chief Emmanuel Uzor described the late Eze as a great man who made wonderful contributions to the development of his state.