The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has died after collapsing in his office on Thursday, The Sun is reporting.
According to the highly credible newspaper, Ewhrudjakpo was pronounced dead at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Yenagoa, the state capital.
He was reported to have collapsed after a meeting with representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
The team was said to have commended the State Governor, Douye Diri, for being a champion of primary healthcare.
Ewhrudjakpo was said to have left the conference room of his office, where the meeting was held, and was climbing the staircase when he slumped.
His aides and top government functionaries who were with him when the incident occurred reportedly rushed him to the FMC Yenagoa, where doctors confirmed him dead.
Diri, who is out of the country, was said to have been informed of the development and is on his way back to Nigeria.
Ewhrudjakpo was born September 5, 1965.
He was serving as the representative of Bayelsa West Senatorial District when he was elected as the deputy governor of Bayelsa State in 2020.
Before then, he was the Commissioner of Works under former Governor Seriake Dickson.
He hailed from Ofoni community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
