The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has died. He was 60 years.
The deputy governor reportedly collapsed in his office in Yenagoa on Thursday, December 11, 2025, around 1:30 p.m., and was immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa.
He was admitted into the hospital’s emergency department and placed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where efforts to revive him ultimately failed.
Ewhrudjakpo’s media aide, Doubara Atasi, confirmed the death, but declined to provide further details. Hospital sources stated that despite prompt medical attention, the deputy governor could not be revived.
Born on September 5, 1965, Ewhrudjakpo had served as Bayelsa State’s deputy governor since 2020.
