The Special Adviser to Governor Nyesom Wike on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, is dead.
He passed on at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) where he was being treated for an undisclosed ailment.
The cause of his death is still unknown, but sources at Government House Port Harcourt said Simeon may have died of cardiac arrest.
Governor, Nyesom Wike in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, expressed shock over the sudden death of his Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu.
Wike described late Nwakaudu as a loyal and dedicated professional who contributed immensely to the implementation of The NEW Rivers Vision.
“The governor on behalf of his family, the government and good people of the State condoled with the bereaved family.
“He prayed God to grant them the fortitude to bear the great loss.
“Late Nwakaudu died today at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) after a brief illness,” the statement read.
