The Bayelsa State government has confirmed the death of the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 60. He was reported to have collapsed in his office before being taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa, where he was pronounced dead.
The confirmation by the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, came a day after the Peoples Democratic Party issued the first official statement on the incident. She described his death as a shocking loss to the state and the nation.
Senator Ewhrudjakpo had been active earlier in the day and was on his way to a scheduled meeting when he collapsed. He previously served as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Senator representing Bayelsa West, and had held the position of Deputy Governor since 2020.
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Governor Douye Diri has declared three working days of state mourning beginning Friday, with all flags to fly at half-mast. He conveyed condolences to the deputy governor’s wife, Beatrice Ewhrudjakpo, their children, the Ewhrudjakpo family and the Ofoni community, praying for comfort for the family and the people of Bayelsa State.
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