Senatorial Candidate Dies Two Months Before Election

The senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for Orlu Senatorial District of Imo State, Barrister Mrs. Eudora Igwe, is dead. She died yesterday afternoon after collapsing at her home in Egbeada Housing Estate, Owerri, 247ureports.com reports.

Barr. Eudora Igwe

Until her death, Igwe was a member of the Imo State House of Assembly, representing Ideato North Federal Constituency.
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According to Imostateblog.com, Mrs. Igwe had served as the local government chairman of Ideato north before she became a member of the state house of assembly. A few months ago, she emerged as APGA’s consensus candidate for Orlu Senatorial District.
Reports say pressure was mounted on the state party executives to drop her for some of the defecting senatorial aspirants from others parties, but the party eventually settled for her.
Sources close to her family told imostateblog.com that she might have been poisoned. She was said to have gone into coma yesterday and never came out of it.

Late Mrs. Igwe with her party leaders. Photo credit: 247Ureports.com

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