Breaking: Popular Outspoken APC Chieftain is Dead, Details Emerge
- A prominent APC chieftain and former Edo commissioner for information under the administration of Lucky Igbinedion, Charles Idahosa, has been declared dead
- Idahosa was said to be healthier and attended to visitors earlier in the day, according to a family source who disclosed his death
- The APC chieftain served as the political adviser to Senator Adams Oshiomhole when he was the governor of Edo for eight years
A source closer to the family disclosed that he "was full of life this morning. As usual, he came downstairs to receive people. I don’t know what happened; it is shocking.”
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Who is Idahosa?
According to Vanguard, Idahosa was popularly referred to as Akakasiaka and Charlie Tempo. He was known as a very vocal politician. He served as political adviser to the former governor of Edo, Adams Oshiomhole, for eight years of his administration.
He joined the camp of Oshiomhole's successor, Godwin Obaseki, who fell out with his predecessor. Idahosa wrote a book titled “The Fall of the Last Godfather”. He was part of those who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2020 with Obaseki.
However, the late Idahosa later dumped the camp of Obaseki after the latter was re-elected, and he was part of the first politicians to publicly denounce the former governor. He rejoined the ruling APC and was the first to release jingles for the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo
Idahosa dies day after Senator Nwaoboshi's demise
Idahosa's death came the day after Senator Peter Onyelukachukwu Nwaoboshi, the former senator who represented the people of Delta North senatorial district at the Red Chamber, reportedly passed away.
Reacting to the demise of the former senator, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, expressed his grief about the death and described the demise of the former lawmaker as a great loss for the state, the Anioma nation and Nigeria at large.
Festus Ahon, the chief press secretary to the governor, in a condolence message, maintained that Senator Nwaoboshi remained a proud son of Delta state and a prominent advocate of the Anioma cause whose contribution to nation-building cannot be forgotten.
The details surrounding his demise were yet to be made public; however, some reports have claimed that the former senator slumped and was rushed to a hospital in Abuja, where he was pronounced dead by the doctor. The week has been a sad one in the south-south as two influential politicians died in the same week.
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Former CJN is dead
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Bauchi state government has confirmed and mourned the death of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad.
Comrade Mukhtar Gidado, the special adviser to Governor Bala Mohammed on media affairs, confirmed the death of the former CJN in a statement on Tuesday, December 17.
According to Gidado, the former CJN died in a Saudi Arabi hospital, barely two weeks before his 72nd birthday, which would have been on December 31. In the statement, the governor mourned the demise of the former CJN, describing him as a distinguished son of the state.
Source: Legit.ng
