Chukwunonye Irouno, a candidate for the Labour Party in the Okigwe Local Government Area of the Imo State House of Assembly, has passed away.
Irouno, a well-liked master of ceremonies in Owerri and Rochas Okorocha’s senior special assistant on public affairs and entertainment, passed away on Monday night at his home.
The candidate passed away after he and other Labour chieftains had finished touring the Kanu Nwankwo sports stadium in Owerri, the location of Peter Obi’s campaign rally in the state on Tuesday. He was meant to serve as the official MC for the event.
According to a friend of the deceased, the lawmaker passed away shortly after arriving at his Owerri home.
He said, “Irouno has died. He just returned to his house and asked his wife to prepare dinner for him. He went inside his bedroom to freshen up. On getting to his bed, he started behaving funny.
“His children couldn’t understand his action. They went to the kitchen to call their mother. Before his wife could rush to the bedroom, he was dead.
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“This is unbelievable. This was a man who was supposed to take charge of the proceedings during the Labour Party presidential rally in Owerri. He died few minutes after asking his wife to prepare food for him.”
The news of Irouno’s death nearly disrupted the LP campaign rally in Owerri on Tuesday.
Immediately the chairman of the local Organizing committee for the rally, Kingsley Onunuju, announced his death and called for a minute silence in his honour, the crowd erupted in shouts.
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