UPDATE: Factional APGA Acting National Chairman Confirmed Dead

The factional Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA Ozo Nwabueze Okafor is dead.

Okafor became the party's leader following the suspension of the embattled National chairman, Chief Ike Oye.

But as the party is caught up in deepening crisis, Okafor was equally suspended with his EXCO members by Oye led group which further indicates that the party was headed for a major crisis ahead of the Anambra state guber election.

Okafor who is popularly known as "Okpochengene" was a former National President of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, (ALGON), and former Chairman of Enugu South local government council.

Okafor's ally and political associate, the Assistant National Financial Secretary of APGA, Okecheckwu Nkolagu, confirmed his death, saying that he (Okafor) died at about 8am on Sunday.

Though his family sources could not be reached for comments, another political ally of the deceased said Okafor died at Niger foundation hospital Enugu after brief illness.

"He complained of weakness and was rushed to Niger Foundation where he lost the battle. May his soul rest in peace," the source noted.

"You know he had suffered some illness when he was council chairman. Maybe the illness came back or something but I can tell you, I was informed he died this morning ."

It will be recalled that in 2015, Okafor contested for Senate in Enugu East senatorial district under the platform of APGA but lost to his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Senator Gil Nnaji.

Shortly after the election, Okafor was nominated the APGA National Vice Chairman (south East) before he assumed the acting national chairman of the party when Ike Oye was suspended by the national executive committee of the party.

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