One of the ranking lawmakers in the Imo State House of Assembly, Arthur Egwim, has died. According to our correspondent, Egwim passed away on Monday, a few days after undergoing surgery in Lagos. Until his death, he represented the Ideato North Constituency in the state House of Assembly.
Egwim was first elected to the state House of Assembly in 2015 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress and was re‑elected in 2019 under the Action Alliance party. He later contested a seat in the House of Representatives during the recent National Assembly elections on the All Progressives Grand Alliance ticket, but was unsuccessful. A source who wished to remain anonymous told us that Egwim fell ill, underwent surgery, and subsequently died. The source added, “They broke the bad news to us this afternoon (Monday). He was flown abroad for treatment; money wasn’t the problem. The state government greatly assisted him to travel abroad for his medicals. It is very sad.”
A lawyer by profession, the deceased was a vocal presence in the state parliament’s eight‑and‑night assemblies. The speaker of the state House of Assembly, Emeka Nduka, described Egwim’s death as shocking. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the speaker called Egwim “one of the finest brains among the 27 lawmakers.” The statement read:
> “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 until his death represented Ideato State Constituency. His sudden death took place on Monday, 27 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.”
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