A former Executive Director, Project, of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and former Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Cairo Ojougboh, is dead.
Ojougboh, who represented Ika Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, reportedly died while watching the Nigeria versus South Africa semi-final AFCON match.
“The incident happened when the penalty was awarded against Nigeria. Dr Ojougboh was said to have shouted and slumped due to massive heart attack when SA scored,” a source said.
As of the time of filing this report, his family is yet to issue a statement on his death. But President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have offered their condolences.
The former lawmaker was born on September 8, 1959 in the Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State.
He was a medical doctor and the Chairman and Founder of Ojougboh Foundation.