Chief Okey Ezeibe, MFR, a prominent businessman, founding figure and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Balogun Business Association, BBA, at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, has died at the age of 66
Ezeibe, who hailed from Awgbu in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, died on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
Born on October 10, 1959, the businessman died just weeks before what would have been his 67th birthday. Biographical records identify him as an indigene of Awgbu and a notable Anambra businessman and community stakeholder.
Details surrounding his death remain limited. While an initial report said he went to sleep and did not wake up, another report said he was found dead in his hotel room in Imo State, where he had travelled for an engagement.
Ezeibe was in Imo State for a scheduled meeting with a businessman and was discovered dead in his hotel room after associates became concerned when he failed to leave his room as expected. No official medical cause of death had been publicly confirmed as of the time of filing this report.
Until his death, Ezeibe was one of the leading figures within the Balogun Business Association and the wider business community at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex.
He was a former President and long-standing Board of Trustees member of the BBA and was widely regarded as one of the association’s founding figures.
Ezeibe was also the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Legacy Motors, otherwise known as Legacy Urban Peony Services Limited.
He had over the years played prominent roles in the organisation of Igbo business interests in Lagos and was associated with efforts to mobilise traders towards the development of major commercial markets, including activities connected with the Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers Association, ASPA