Former Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, is dead.
He died after a brief illness at the age of 71.
The Uduaghan family announced his death in a statement signed by Toju Andre Uduaghan on Monday.
Late Uduaghan was born on October 22, 1954.
In the statement titled, “Announcement of the passing of His Excellency, Dr. Chief Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan”, the family said the death of the former governor was devastating because it was a big loss to the state and the country at large.
It read, “It is with hearts weighed down by immeasurable grief and profound sorrow that we announce the passing to glory of our beloved Father, Brother, Uncle, and Patriarch, His Excellency, Dr. Chief Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, former Governor of Delta State, who departed this world on the morning of 19th October 2026.
