Former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one-time minister of agriculture, Audu Ogbe, is dead.
He died on Saturday, August 9, aged 78.
His family announced his death in a short statement this morning that “He departed peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of integrity, service and dedication to our nation and community. We are comforted by the many lives he touched and the examples he set.”
An indigene of Oturkpo in Benue State, Ogbeh was born 28 July 1947. He was a farmer and politician who served the country as the minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
In addition, he was the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from 2001 until January 2005.
Earlier in the second republic government of President Shehu Shagari, he was for a brief period, the minister of communications.
No details has been released on the burial arrangements.
