A People’s Democratic Party Chieftain in Southeast Nigeria, SKB Ogbuagu has been confirmed dead.
Ogbuagu, who had been the acting Chairman of the PDP in the Udi Local Government Area before his death had reportedly collapsed during a town hall meeting of the governorship candidate of the party which was being held at Ezeagu Local Government Area headquarters.
According to sources, the town hall meeting with the people had ended and everyone was moving to the reception venue when he had a crisis and promptly collapsed and gave up the ghost upon being rushed to the hospital. Reports had it that Ogbuagu had been an asthmatic patient.
The unfortunate incident occurred on Thursday evening, January 19, 2023.
Meanwhile, efforts made by journalists to speak to the state party chairman, Augustine Nnamani, regarding the unfortunate incident had proved abortive.