Chief Kola Ojo, Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi West Senatorial District is dead.
A statement by Kogi State Publicity Secretary of PDP, Mr Bode Ogunmola, in Lokoja on Wednesday said that Chief Ojo slumped and died in Lagos on Tuesday evening while playing lawn tennis.
Ojo, a legal practitioner, was said to be a regular player of the game at the Sports Centre, Ogudu GRA, in Lagos where the incident happened about 5:55 p.m.
“The Sports Centre was said to be about a five-minute drive to his residence within the GRA.
“He was immediately rushed to a nearby private hospital but was pronounced dead by doctors on duty.
Ogunmola described Ojo as a “reliable pillar of the party.”
“He was until his death the Vice Chairman of the party in Kogi West Senatorial district. He did his best to improve the fortunes of the party,” he said.
According to him, the late Ojo joined politics after retiring from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The deceased hailed from Okoro Gbede, Ijumu Local Government Area of the state and was married with four children.