Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo, has reportedly died at the age of 60. The incident occurred on Thursday at an undisclosed hospital.
At the time of filing this report, there has been no official confirmation from the Bayelsa State Government or members of his family concerning the circumstances of his passing.
Sources say the deputy governor collapsed on Thursday and was urgently taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Ewhrudjakpo, born on September 5, 1965, previously served as a federal lawmaker before assuming office as Bayelsa State’s Deputy Governor in 2020.