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<p>Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has directed that an autopsy be carried out on his late deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, to medically determine the cause of his death.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have directed that an autopsy be carried out to reveal the cause of his death. There is a lot of nonsense going on on social media. If anyone is issuing a statement to eulogise him, let it end there and allow us to mourn him because the state is in a mourning mood,&#8221; Diri said.</p>
<p>Governor Diri gave the directive during a condolence visit by former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, to him and the Ewhrudjakpo family on Saturday at the Government House, Yenagoa, noting that a lot was being said about the death on social media.</p>
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<p>The former president Goodluck Jonathan, who was also once a deputy governor of the state, described the death as a sad moment for all Bayelsans and recalled how Ewhrudjakpo represented Diri and mobilised the state House of Assembly and Executive Council to the Jonathan Foundation’s Democracy Dialogue programme in Benin, Edo State.</p>
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<p>He said, “For me, he was somebody my foundation and I will never forget. He represented the governor in all our programmes.</p>
<p>&#8220;This year in Accra, Ghana, he did the same. On November 20 this year, he also mobilised assembly members and commissioners to Abuja to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Foundation.</p>
<p>“Whenever I am having a programme, Bayelsa State is always represented. It is quite a sad moment for all of us.”</p>
<p>Jonathan described Ewhrudjakpo as very humble, saying nobody had anything negative to say about him.</p>
<p>The governor, Diri Duoye, also cautioned against the politicization of Ewhrudjakpo’s death, particularly on social media, urging the public to respect the mood of mourning in the state.</p>
<p>“I want to make an appeal. I have seen people politicising his death. In Ijaw land, there is no enmity in death. Let nobody politicise the passing of our dearly beloved deputy governor. If anyone loves him, this is the time to show it,” he said.</p>
<p>The governor expressed appreciation to Jonathan for standing with the state during both good and challenging times.</p>
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