A heavy cloak of mourning falls on the nation once more today as news of Governor Sullivan Chime’s death filters in.
A reliable source who confirmed his death to us said he gave up the ghost an hour ago in India. (9pm Nigerian Time) His Excellency, the late Governor Sullivan Chime had battled an undisclosed illness for months.
When citizens began questioning his prolonged absence from Enugu, the official story was that he was on a long vacation accrued over a period of 5 years. Meanwhile, the latest information reaching us was that The PUNCH’s Enugu State correspondent, Ozioma Ubabukoh, was harassed by seven men who claimed to be security agents in front of his apartment in Enugu around 11.45pm on Saturday after the news was first reported.
The men seized Ubabukoh’s phone and his laptop in order to stop him from sending stories to the head office.
More details will be updated.
Source : http://www.informationng.com
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The Enugu State government has debunked the rumours making the round that governor Sullivan Chime has passed away.
Chime was reported to have passed on at an Indian hospital on Saturday, after battling an undisclosed ailment for some months,according to http://www.informationng.com
The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Chucks Ugwuoke who confirmed this to Vanguard on Sunday, described the news as unfounded. His Excellency, the late Governor Sullivan Chime had battled an undisclosed illness for months.
When citizens began questioning his prolonged absence from Enugu, the official story was that he was on a long vacation accrued over a period of 5 years.
According to him, the governor is doing well and will soon return to the state.
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