Benjamin Uwajumogu, the senator representing Imo North Senatorial District, is dead.
According to TheCable, the late lawmaker slumped and was taken to a private hospital in Abuja where he was confirmed dead on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.
Uwajumogu was a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
An associate of the late senator , who spoke to TheCable said the lawmaker appeared healthy, when he contributed to debates in the senate on Tuesday, December 17, 2019.
I was with him on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, in his office. I was with him till 4pm on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. It is sad.”
Until his death, Uwajumogu was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on employment, labour and productivity.
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.
