Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo, has reportedly passed away. Reports indicate that he died on Thursday in an undisclosed hospital at the age of 60.
As at the time this report was filed, neither the Bayelsa State Government nor his family had issued any official statement regarding the circumstances of his death.
It was earlier reported that the deputy governor collapsed on Thursday and was immediately taken to the hospital.
Ewhrudjakpo, born on 5 September 1965, was a former federal legislator and had served as Bayelsa State’s Deputy Governor since 2020.
More details are expected later.
