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Nasarawa LG Chairman Emmanuel Leweh Slumps In His Office, Dies In Abuja Hospital

The Chairman of the Akwanga Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Emmanuel Leweh has slumped and died barely three months in office.

Emmanuel Leweh Is Dead

According to Punch, the Nasarawa LG Chairman was admitted to the hospital after he slumped in his office at the council secretariat, Akwanga on Monday, January 10.

Leweh was confirmed dead on Thursday, January 13, at a private hospital in Abuja where he has been receiving medical attention since he slumped.

A member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr, Samuel Tsebe, announced his passing to members of the Assembly on Thursday night.

He said, “I lost my elder brother, Hon Emmanuel Joseph Leweh, the executive Chairman of Akwanga LGA to the cold hand of Death this evening after a brief illness.”

KanyiDaily had also reported how a former Senator and governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Gbenga Aluko passed away on Saturday after slumping in his office in Abuja.

Tobias Sylvester

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