Bayelsa State Government on Friday confirmed the sudden death of Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, announcing a three-day period of state mourning in his honour.
According to an official statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, the 60-year-old deputy governor collapsed on his way to a scheduled meeting at Government House, Yenagoa, on Thursday and was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, where he was later pronounced dead.
“The Bayelsa State Government announces with deep regret and profound shock the sudden passing of the Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Ph.D, on Thursday, 11th December 2025,” the statement read. “He was active and carrying out official duties earlier in the day before he collapsed while proceeding to a meeting.”
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Governor Douye Diri declared a three-day state mourning, directing that all flags be flown at half-mast across the state. He described the deputy governor’s death as “a great loss to the Government and people of Bayelsa State and the nation.”
Diri extended condolences to Ewhrudjakpo’s wife, Beatrice, their children, the wider Ewhrudjakpo family, the Ofoni Federated Community, former Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, and all citizens of the state. He prayed for God’s comfort and strength for the bereaved family and the entire state.
Also mourning the departed, former Deputy Governor of Edo State and Director General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Philip Shaibu, has expressed deep sadness over the sudden death of the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
Shaibu described the late Ewhrudjakpo as a committed public servant who gave his best in every office he occupied.