Ex Deputy Governor Of Imo State Dies Aged 79

Ex Deputy governor of Imo state, Ebere Udeagu, has lost his life at the age of 79.

Udeagu, who served as a deputy governor of the state between 1999 and 2007, passed away in the early hours of Monday in Owerri, the state capital.

Udeagu’s last public appearance was on October 1, 2022, during the 62nd Independence Day anniversary in Owerri.

A former governor of the state, Ikedi Ohakim, on Monday, described Udeagu’s death as unfortunate.

One of Ohakim’s aides, Emmanuel Chukwu, in a short statement in Owerri on Monday, made it known that the state had lost one of its illustrious sons.