There were reports of heightened tension on Thursday, following reports that a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), SKB Ogbuagu slumped and died in Enugu State.
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The deceased was said to have attended a town hall meeting of the Enugu guber candidate, Barr. Peter Mbah at Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state yesterday.
However, during the meeting, Ogbuagu who was said to be the acting Chairman of the PDP in the Udi Local Government Area of the State, went into a comma.
A source who spoke with Daily Post confirmed that Ogbuagu, who is said to be asthmatic, had issues with his health towards the end of the party’s rally yesterday and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he gave up the ghost.
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Neither the state party chairman nor any security official has, however, issued an official statement on the sad development as of press time.