Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Emmanuel Ikwulono has passed away on Wednesday, November 11, three months after being sworn into office as Commissioner.
He was sworn in on August 5, 2020, after his predecessor, Dr Sunday Ongbabo resigned his position as a member of the State Executive Council.
His death as announced on Radio Nigeria, Harvest FM located in Makurdi occurred in Jos, the Plateau State capital where he was taken to for medical attention.
Though no formal statement has been issued by the family of the deceased, a Government House source confirmed that the Commissioner died of complications at a Jos hospital after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed ailment.
The source added;
He attended the last State Executive Council meeting last week and subsequently went for surgery operation. His death came as a rude shock this evening.
