A former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, is dead.
Mr Ogbeh died on Saturday aged 78.
In a statement, Mr Ogbeh’s family announced his passing on Saturday,
The statement read, “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather; Chief Audu Ogbeh. He passed away on the 9th of August 2025 at the fulfilled age of 78.”
A veteran politician from Benue State, served as minister of communications in the Second Republic from 1982 to 1983.
At Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, Mr Ogbeh was once National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party between 2001-2005.
From 2015 to 2019, he served as agric minister under the government of the late President Muhammadu Buhari.
