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JUST IN: Abia PDP Gov Candidate, Uche Ikonne Is Dead

The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, Prof Uche Ikonne, is dead.

This was disclosed by his son, Dr. Chikezie Uche-Ikonne in a statement issued on Wednesday.

Cause Of Prof Uche Ikonne Death

The statement read, “I regret to announce the death of my dear father, Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, who died at the National Hospital Abuja today January 2023
25, by 4 am after a brief illness.

“He was recovering after taking proper treatment in the United Kingdom but relapsed a few days ago leading to multiple cardiac arrests from which he didn’t recover from.

“Further details and arrangements would be made known to the public after deliberations and meetings are made within the family”.

In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye has tackled the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its government, describing them as a “total failure.”

He said the ruling party should be going from house to house, apologising to Nigerians instead of campaigning.

Richard Anyebe

Richard Anyebe is a senior reporter at Kanyi Daily News covering all things politics and trending human interest stories. He is based in Abuja. Contact this reporter at info@kanyidaily.com

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