Tragedy struck Nigeria’s National assembly this midweek with the death of a serving senator, it has since left the chamber in a sober mood as it is just days before the 2019 Christmas celebration.
Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Ben Uwajumogu was said to have slumped in the toilet while taking his bath and rushed to a private hospital in Apo, Abuja where he was confirmed dead.
Uwajumogu according to reports was 51 and some sources of also claimed he was initially treated in the United Arab Emirates for a protracted illness and only recently returned after recuperating.
It is expected that the Senate will make a formal announcement on the sad event which has definitely thrown his family into mourning, but a senior aide to the President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan has confirmed the sad event.
Senator Uwajumogu was a member of the ruling All progressives Congress
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