Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo, has died at the age of 60.
According to government sources, Ewhrudjakpo collapsed in his Yenagoa office on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at about 1:30 p.m. He was immediately taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, where medical personnel attended to him in the emergency unit. He was later transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), but efforts to stabilise him were unsuccessful.
Ewhrudjakpo, born on September 5, 1965, was a former member of the National Assembly and had served as Bayelsa State’s deputy governor since 2020.
As of press time, neither the Bayelsa State Government nor his family had issued an official statement regarding the circumstances of his passing. Further details were still awaited.
