Former Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, is dead, multiple sources close to his family have told SaharaReporters.
The sources confirmed the news to SaharaReporters on Monday, although details surrounding his reported death remained sketchy as of the time of filing this report.
“Uduaghan is no more; he is dead,” one of the sources said.
The development comes months after the former governor’s family dismissed reports circulating on social media that he had died.
In June, false reports claiming that Uduaghan had passed away spread across Facebook and WhatsApp, triggering concern among residents and political stakeholders in Delta State.
The reports began circulating on Wednesday, June 26, prompting his media aide, Henry Unini, to publicly debunk the claims and assure the public that the former governor was alive.
“I can tell you for a fact that Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan is alive,” Unini said at the time.
Unini also recalled an incident involving the late Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe, who reportedly heard a news announcement of his own death and expressed surprise, questioning why the person who published the report had failed to verify the information with the appropriate sources.