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Delta State loses another House of Assembly member

Last updated: June 28, 2021 11:33 am
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The member representing Isoko South Constituency 1 in the Delta State House of Assembly, Kenneth Ogba, has been reported dead.

ait.live gathered that Ogba slumped and died at a meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oleh on Sunday night.

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The lawmaker was quickly rushed to Mary Martha Hospital Oleh, the headquarters of Isoko South Local Government Area, where he was confirmed dead on arrival.

Sources disclosed that the lawmaker who reportedly had a history of high blood pressure may have died of cardiac arrest.

He was said to have been provoked at the meeting resulting to a sudden seizure around 8pm Sunday night.

A family source who confirmed the death said that the lawmaker’s remains has been deposited at the morgue in Oleh Central Hospital.

The Assembly member’s death is coming barely 6 months after the demise of the Majority Leader and member representing Isoko North Constituency 1, Tim Oghenekome on January 27.

(Editor: Terverr Tyav)

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