PDP Chair Slumps, Dies During Campaign

SKB Ogbuagu, the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State is dead.

It was gathered Ogbuagu collapsed on Thursday evening after a town hall meeting of the governorship candidate of the party held at the Ezeagu Local Government Area headquarters.

The acting chairman slumped while everyone was moving to the reception venue after the town meeting had ended.

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He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where he eventually died.

It was understood that the party was yet to issue an official statement regarding the incident.

Also, the state party chairman, Augustine Nnamani was yet to comment on the incident at the time of filling this report as he did not answer his calls.

Findings revealed that the acting chairman was an asthma patient.