APC Chieftain, Dr Cairo Ojuogboh Dies While Watching Super Eagles Vs Bafana Bafana
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State and former Executive Director, Projects, on the Interim Management Committee (IMC), of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Cairo Ojuogboh is dead.
Forefront News gathered that Dr Cairo Ojuogboh collapsed and subsequently died on Wednesday evening in Abuja while watching the tension soaked AFCON semi-final football match between Nigeria Super Eagles and the Bafana Bafana of South Africa.
A source close to the family disclosed that Ojougboh collapsed and died immediately the South Africa team scored the equaliser against Nigeria through a penalty that was awarded by the centre Referee after cross checking with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).
Nigeria’s captain, William Ekong, had scored from the same spot to give the Super Eagles the lead in the 67th minute of the encounter with Bafana Bafana of South Africa.
The family source further said that Ojuogboh, a former member of the House of Representatives, who represented Ika Federal Constituency from 2003 to 2007, slumped immediately after Bafana Bafana’s Mokoena scored the penalty kick while spirited efforts by close relatives to revive him proved abortive.
The remains of the Delta State born politician were later deposited at the Garki General Hospital mortuary in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Born on September 8, 1959 in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, Ojougbo was a Medical Doctor, Chairman and Founder of Ojougboh Foundation,
He was the Presidential Spokesman of the All Nigeria Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, Delta State, APC Gubernatorial Aspirant 2019, Delta State, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. gubernatorial aspirant 2007, Delta State, among others.
Dr Cairo Ojuogboh attended Pilgrims Baptist Primary School, Agbor (1966 – 1971), Columba’s Grammar School (Now Gbenoba Grammar School, Agbor) (1972 – 1976), Auchi Polytechnic now Federal Polytechnic, Auchi (1978 – 1979), University of Benin, Benin City (1979 – 1985), among others.
The late Dr Ojuogboh was the Chairman Alliance for Democracy (AD) (1998-1999), National Vice Chairman and Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, South South (August 2014 – August 2016), Deputy National Chairman PDP (September 2016 – August 2017), Political Adviser to Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, Executive Secretary of the National Unity Group (NUG) and member of the All Progressives Congress – September 16, 2017 until his death.
Until his passage, Cairo Ojuogboh held the chieftaincy titles of Akinuwa Anioma that was conferred on him at the Palace of the Asagba of Asaba, the Akinuwa of Agbor Kingdom, The Ihiale of Umunede and the The Odua of Akumazi.
