Anambra House of Assembly Majority Leader Dies in South Africa

The Majority Leader of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Dr Nnamdi Okafor is dead.

Dr Nnamdi Okafor is a member representing Awka South constituency One and one of the ranking members of the legislature.

He was reported to have collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday in a hotel at Sandton City, Johannesburg, South Africa and was confirmed dead hours later.

The report however said the cause of his death is yet to be ascertained.

The news of his death has thrown his constituents and other citizens into great confusion as they await more details.

While some described his death as a sad and shocking development, others prayed to God to have mercy on him and grant his soul eternal rest.

The Anambra State House of Assembly had about two months ago buried the member representing Aguata constituency one, Mr Okechukwu Okoye thereby bringing the number of deaths recorded by the legislative arm in the sixth and the seventh Assembly to four.