Senator Salihu Ohize, who represented Kogi Central, in the 6th Senate, and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been confirmed dead, according to a close family source.
Post-Nigeria, gathered that the APC chieftain died on Sunday Morning, in an undisclosed Hospital in Abuja.
Senator Ohize, born 5th February, 1953, was a former Chairman of Okene Local Government Area.
Meanwhile, the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has expressed shock over the demise of Senator Ohize.
The Governor, described the demise of Senator Ohize ,as a “painful exit of a Political General, who fought hard for the change we are enjoying in Nigeria, and Kogi State”.
Governor Bello, urged the Ebira nation, and Kogites in general, to bond together in “this moment of great grief and irrecoverable loss”, urging the people to accept the will of God.