Chief Vincent Ogbulafor, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, died at 73.
The Abia state politician was announced by the family to have died in the early hours of Friday, 7th October, in faraway Canada.
The statement by Chief Goddy Uwazurike, a lawyer and close associate of the deceased reads in part; ”Chief Vincent Ogbulafor KSM really died in the early hours of today in Canada at 73. The Royal Family of Ogbulafor will announce a date for the burial ceremonies, which will most likely occur next year”.
The late Ogbulafor was also the party’s national secretary at some point before becoming the National Chairman.
”He was the head of the family. Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord. Let perpetual light shine on him,” Uwazurike said.
Vincent Eze Ogbulafor (born 1949), became PDP National Chairman on March 8, 2008, and started his tenure on a controversial note with his comments, saying he did not worry if Nigeria became a one-party state.