Imo State House of Assembly Labor Party Candidate is Dead
The Labor Party candidate for Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State House of Assembly, Chukwunonye Irouno, is dead.
Irouno, a popular master of ceremony in Owerri and the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs and Entertainment to a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, died on Monday night in his house in Owerri.
The candidate, who was supposed to be the official MC for Peter Obi’s rally in Owerri on Tuesday died after he and other Labor chieftains had finished inspecting Kanu Nwankwo sports stadium in Owerri, the venue for Obi’s campaign rally in the state.
The news of Irouno’s death nearly disrupted the LP campaign rally in Owerri on Tuesday.
Immediately the chairman of the local Organizing committee for the rally, Kingsley Onunuju, announced his death and called for a minute silence in his honor, the crowd erupted in shouts.
A.K A. De Guvnor, he was a consummate MC who anchored many important occasions in Port Harcourt and Imo State.
ReplyDeleteHe was an elected member of the Okigwe Local Government Council.
May his gentle soul rest in peace.