Former NDDC director Cairo Ojougboh is dead

The former executive director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Cairo Ojougboh, passed away, and President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences.

According to a story in the Punch newspaper, Mr. Ojougboh, a prominent figure in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a former member of the House of Representatives from Delta State, is believed to have collapsed and passed away on Wednesday while watching the AFCON semi-final between South Africa and Nigeria.

“The incident happened when the penalty was awarded against Nigeria. Dr Ojougboh was said to have shouted and slumped due to a massive heart attack when SA scored,” the newspaper quoted an unnamed source as saying.

“It is with a heavy heart that President Bola Tinubu receives the news of the passing of Dr. Cairo Ojougboh,” Ajuri Ngelale, a spokesperson to Mr Tinubu, said in a statement on Thursday.

“President Tinubu condoles with the Ojougboh family and the government and people of Delta State over this tragic loss.

“While praying for the peaceful repose of the departed, President Tinubu comforts his family and urges them to find strength and hope in God Almighty, who presides over the affairs of men, as well as in the cherished memories and legacy of the late APC chieftain,” the statement added.

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