Benue state commissioner slumps and dies, he was 46

Mr. Aondowase Chia, who is Benue State's Commissioner for Rural Development and Cooperatives, has died at the age of 46. According to reports, after presenting the annual budget of his ministry to the state Executive Council on Tuesday March 3rd, he returned to his office where he slumped. He was immediately taken to the Benue State Teaching Hospital Makurdi, Benue state by his aides. He died in the early hours of yesterday.

Born October 27th 1968, Mr Chia was married with eight children.