Former Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, is dead.
He was aged 71.
Uduaghan died on Monday morning, according to a statement issued by the family and signed by Toju Anire Uduaghan.
The statement, titled “Announcement of the Passing of His Excellency, Dr. Chief Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, CON,” announced his death with “hearts weighed down by immeasurable grief and profound sorrow.”
“His passing has left us devastated. Words can hardly express the depth of our sorrow at the loss of a man who meant so much to our family and whose life and service touched countless others across Delta State and Nigeria,” the statement said. BuyMaps
Uduaghan served as Commissioner for Health in Delta State from 1999 to 2003 before becoming Secretary to the State Government from 2003 to 2007.
He subsequently served as governor of Delta State from 2007 to 2015
