The member representing Ideato North Constituency at the Imo state House of Assembly, Arthur Egwim is dead.
The Network gathered that Egwim died after a surgery that went bad in a Lagos Hospital.
His death came as shock to his colleagues abs political associates in Imo State.
The speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Emeka Nduka, while mourning the deceased lawmaker described him as one of the best and finest brains in the state assembly.
Nduka said in a state on Tuesday that the death of the lawmaker would create a huge vacuum in the assembly.
“With heavy heart, but with total submission to the will of God, we, the members of Imo State House of Assembly, wish to announce the death of one of our own, a ranking parliamentarian of note and a strong voice in IMHA, Rt. Hon Barr Innocent Arthur Egwim, who untill his death he represented Ideato State Constituency,, whose sudden death took place on Monday, the 27th March, 2023 after a brief illness.
“Imo House of Assembly has indeed lost one of its finest and best brains. His demise will for a long time create a vacuum in the House.
“May his gentle soul rest in peace and may God grant his wife and members of his family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. We’ll miss him dearly. The burial arrangements will be announced by the family in due course.”
