Doctor's strike contributed to Amaka Igwe's death.

Charles Igwe and his late wife Amaka Igwe.

The ongoing doctor's strike action in Enugu State might have contributed to the death of Film maker, director and producer Amaka Igwe.

Her broken-hearted husband, Charles, has narrated the events leading up to the death of his wife. He said 'We were in Enugu preparing for her new soap, and Amaka was taking some of the people through acting when she had an asthma attack. After using inhaler without success, she was taken to a nearby hospital, but we were told that the doctor was not around.'

'We then went to the teaching hospital in Enugu, where we were again told that the doctors were on strike. It was while we were taking her to another hospital that she died.'

Charles painfully disclosed this while receiving delegates from the national executive of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) who paid him a condolence visit days ago.


**May her soul rest in peace. What a country!