Bamgbose was unveiled in Abeokuta last Saturday as the PRP’s governorship candidate by the party’s national chairman, Samson Ogunsanya.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Peoples Redemption Party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, Prof. David Bamgbose has died of an undisclosed ailment.
The professor of education passed on on Friday night at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Abeokuta, his personal assistant, Oduntan Olayemi told NAN.
Bamgbose was unveiled in Abeokuta last Saturday as the PRP’s governorship candidate by the party’s national chairman, Samson Ogunsanya.
He was a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before he stepped down for Ladi Adebutu who later emerged the party’s candidate.
Olayemi explained that Bamgbose, who had on Thursday complained of tiredness, was taken to a private hospital from where he was referred to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta.
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“He complained of tiredness yesterday (Thursday) and we decided to take him to a hospital around Olomoore where we were referred to the FMC for further checks,” he said.
“We opted for the hospital at Lantoro area because of the urgency of the case and he was admitted at the Emergency Ward where he was administered oxygen till today (Friday).
“I got back to the hospital this morning and I met him breathing too fast and heavy.
“It was at where I went to get him some prescribed medication when I got a call that he had passed on.”
Bamgbose is survived by his wife and six children.