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| Chris Ngige in Southern Africa yesterday |
A man in
his late 50s actually slumped and died at the House of Representatives
wing of the National Assembly yesterday
But it
was not the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige as reported
by some online media.
According
to the initial reports online, the Minister slumped at the National Assembly
during his ministry’s budget defence and was rushed to a hospital for
treatment.
The
minister had debunked the death rumour, saying he was hale and hearty and currently
in Southern Africa on official assignment.
It was
gathered that the deceased, whose identity was not known at press time,
reportedly slumped at the third floor of the House of Representatives about
10a.m.
An
eyewitness said that the deceased slumped in front of the office of Chairman,
House Committee on Police Affairs and efforts by a medical team to revive him
failed.
The
witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the deceased collapsed
as he tried to open an office of one of the lawmakers.
Another
account had it that the deceased, who was described as lanky, fair and in white
agbada, may have been a contractor as he was not part of the ongoing
budget defence.
It was
gathered that an aide to one of the lawmakers had tried to revive the victim
before the medical team from the Senate wing arrived.
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| Chris Ngige in the middle at an event yesterday |
It was
further gathered that there was no ambulance to take the person, described as a
guest to the National Assembly, to hospital until he was taken in a private
vehicle to the National Hospital, Abuja, where he was confirmed dead.
Another
account had it that the deceased came to see Chairman, House Committee on
Police Affairs, Haliru Jika, but slumped while trying to open the lawmaker’s
door.
It was
further gathered that the hospital had wanted to carry out an autopsy, but his
son said no and took the body to Auchi in Edo State, for burial according to
Muslim rites.
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