Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, was rushed to the hospital on Thursday after collapsing at the Government House in Yenagoa, the state capital.
Sources described the situation as serious, though the exact cause of the collapse has not been confirmed.
Eyewitnesses reported that Ewhrudjakpo was immediately taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, for urgent medical attention.
Efforts to get a comment from the hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Ben Akpedi, were unsuccessful.
When contacted, the Deputy Governor’s media aide, Doubara Atasi, confirmed the incident, saying simply, “Yes,” before ending the call.
