A Former Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has passed on to the great beyond.
According to Channels Television, a family member, who confirmed his death to Channels Television, said Uduaghan died on the morning of Monday, October 19, 2026, in a hospital in Abuja.
He described the former governor’s passing as a devastating loss to the family and all those whose lives he touched.
Before becoming the Governor of Delta State, Dr Uduaghan, a medical doctor, held several public offices in Delta State including Commissioner for Health from 1999 to 2003 and later as Secretary to the State Government from 2003 to 2007.
Dr Uduaghan succeeded the charismatic Chief James Ibori as governor and governed Delta State for maximum two terms (2007 to 2015).
Meanwhile, the Delta State Government had yet to issue an official statement on his death.
