The Senator representing Imo North Senatorial District, Benjamin Uwajumogu, has been reported dead.
Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha confirmed the death of Uwajumogu to reporters at the Senate on Wednesday.
He 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.
Mr Uwajumogu was aged 51.
Also his colleague, Senator Elisha Abbo confirmed the incident,“I can confirm that my colleague and brother Ben Uwajumogu has left us to be with the Lord,”
“It calls for sober reflection.”
“It is a clear indication that this world is like market and when you come you will go back home. Ben has come to the market he has behaved well and gone back to account for his good deeds on earth,” said Mr Abbo, a senator from Adamawa State. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family,” he added.
Uwajumogu was a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress. He was initially treated in the United Arab Emirates for his protracted illness, but recently returned to Abuja after showing signs of recovery, according to a source familiar with his situation.
The Senate has yet to formally announce the development at press time.
