Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has passed away after slumping in his office.
Ewhrudjakpo, has been confirmed dead after he slumped earlier Thursday afternoon, December 11.
The deputy governor’s media aide, Mr Doubara Atasi, confirmed that his principal slumped and was taken to hospital. Ewhrudjakpo died at the ICU at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) after several efforts to resuscitate him failed.
He was said to have collapsed while in his office at about 1.30pm and was rushed to the FMC, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, where he has now been confirmed dead.
Ewhrudjakpo, born on September 5, 1965, was 60 years old at the time of his death.
Vanguard reports that the deputy governor collapsed in serious condition before being transported to the hospital’s emergency unit where has now been certified dead.
Sources claim he had, overtime, maintained a demanding work schedule and have described him as a “workaholic” who rarely found time to rest.
The late deputy governor refused to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) when his boss, an already two-term governor of the State defected to the APC.