Ex-PDP National Chairman, Ogbulafor Is Dead

Abiola Olawale
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A former National Chairman and first National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Vincent Ogbulafor has passed away.

It was gathered that Ogbulafor passed away on Thursday in Canada at the age of 73 years.

A family member who confirmed the demise of the PDP chieftain said he died after suffering a brief illness.

The New Diplomat reports that Ogbulafor hails from Olokoro, in Umuahia South local government of Abia State. He was born on May 24, 1949..

He once served as a PDP’s National Secretary before he later became National Chairman after a bitter national battle between Senator Sam Egwu and Senator Anyim Pius Anyim.

He was forced to resign as PDP national chairman after he fell out with some top power brokers in PDP at that time.

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