Senator Okey Ezea, the lawmaker representing Enugu North Senatorial District, has reportedly passed away.
Ezea, who was elected on the platform of the Labour Party and remained the party’s only serving National Assembly member from Enugu State, died on Tuesday while receiving medical treatment in the United Kingdom, according to sources who volunteered information to DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS.
The news was first shared by popular on-air personality ‘Senator’ Chijinkem Ugwuanyi on Facebook.
He wrote: “Sad News. Senator Okey Ezea, representing Enugu North, is dead… Rest in Peace.”
Reports suggest that the senator had earlier undergone medical treatment in Germany before being moved to the UK. Though the exact circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, the development has sparked widespread reactions on social media, with many expressing shock and sorrow over the loss.
More details are expected as official statements emerge.
