A former governor of the defunct Midwest region and old Bendel State, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia, dies at 84 .
Ogbemudia reportedly passed away in the late hours of Thursday in Lagos.
A source close to the family, who did not want to be mentioned , confirmed the development to our correspondent on Friday morning.
“We have to get in touch with the family first . It is confirmed. It happened last night,” the source said.
An unconfirmed source also said that the former member of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees had suffered from diabetes .
As a former military governor , he was instrumental to the establishment of several government institutions, including the University of Benin and the state civil service secretariat.
He was also an elder statesman .
