The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo slumped and died on Thursday.
In a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, on Thursday, December 11, the PDP said it received the news with “deep shock.”
The statement noted that the news had thrown the PDP’s National Working Committee, led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, as well as party members across the country, particularly in Bayelsa State, into “profound grief.”
“While alive, Senator Ewhrudjakpo was an honest and consistent politician who believed in and practiced politics with principle. He was a person of conviction, not convenience; a leader whose life was anchored on belief, integrity, and strength of character,” the PDP wrote, adding that he held firmly to these values until his final moments.
According to report, that the deputy governor collapsed on Thursday afternoon while carrying out official duties at the Government House in Yenagoa.
Also, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has described the death of the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, as a sad and painful loss to the state and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The governor expressed his condolences to the immediate family of the deceased, the Bayelsa State Government, the people of the state, and the PDP family.
He prayed to God to grant repose to the soul of Senator Ewhrudjakpo, who he described as a loyal party man and a courageous democrat.
May his soul Rest in Peace!