A member of the Cross River State House of Assembly representing Obudu constituency, Stephen Ukpukpen is dead.
The lawmaker died in the early hours of Monday, few hours after the 2018 Democracy Day Anniversary.
According to a report by National Daily, the lawmaker died suddenly at about 6.50am Monday morning.
A family, however, explained that Ukpukpen, who prior to his death didn’t complain of any ailment, slumped while having his usual morning walkout exercise and was rushed to the hospital but died in the process.
The source said, “We don’t know the cause of his death yet but we’re preparing to take him to the mortuary now”.
However, the Cross River State House of Assembly was yet to offer any official statement as at the time of filing this report.
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