BREAKING: Delta lawmaker slumps, dies

The Delta State House of Assembly member representing Isoko South I Constituency, Hon. Kenneth Ogba, is dead.

Kenneth Ogba was reported to have slumped and died on Sunday evening, June 27, 2021.

His death comes few months after the demise of the Isoko born Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Tim Owhefere and hours after the State Assembly successfully hosted the Conference of State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria at Asaba, the Delta State capital.

It was gathered that the deceased Lawmaker attended a Church thanksgiving service on Sunday at Christ Deliverance Ministry, Irri, Isoko South Local Government Area of the State.

It was also gathered that Mr Kenneth Ogba was suffering from High Blood pressure and that he was discussing with friends at a popular hotel in Oleh when he suddenly slumped.

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A close family source said he died before he could get medical attention at the Mary Martha Hospital, Oleh, where he was rushed to.

The source who pleaded anonymity said the corpse has been deposited in a mortuary in Oleh, lamenting that the wife has been hospitalised due to shock of her husband’s death.

The late Mr Kenneth Ogba who hails from Oleh, headquarters of the Local Government Area, is the first son of his aged father, Chief Lucky Ogba. He was said to be in his late forties or early fifties.

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