Anambra State House of Assembly Member Dr Nnamdi Okafor representing Awka South 1 Constituency and the majority leader has died.
Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Emma Madu who confirmed that Okafor died in Johannesburg, South Africa, described the news as a rude shock.
“The Anambra State House of Assembly uses this medium to notify the public of the death of one of her members and majority leader of the House, Hon.Dr.Nnamdi Okafor who was representing Awka South One Constituency.
Information available to us indicate that Hon.Okafor slumped and died in South Africa.
The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained as we await the autopsy result,” Madu said
The Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon.Uche Okafor described the death of the Majority Leader of the House as a great loss to the Legislative Institution in the State, Awka Community and the State at large.
He noted that the late Hon.Okafor was a knowledgeable and active legislator whose contributions both in the legislature and in his constituency distinguished him among his contemporaries.
The Speaker who spoke with uncontrollable tears, maintained that the State House of Assembly has lost a great, erudite and eloquent lawmaker in the person of Hon.Nnamdi Okafor and posited that the deceased lawmaker’s short but eventful life and times are worthy of emulation.
Rt.Hon.Okafor on behalf of the State Lawmakers and the entire legislature, commiserated with his wife and the family and prayed God to grant the soul of Hon.Okafor eternal repose.
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