The Akwa Ibom State deputy governor, Dr. Akon Eyakenyi, has lost her daughter, Blessing to the cold hands of death.
It was gathered that Blessing died from complications arising from childbirth in a Port Harcourt hospital in Rivers state.
As reported by Leadership, the deceased recently got married about seven months ago.
Condolences from government officials, politicians and friends have been pouring in for the bereaved family in their moment of grief.
Videos and photos of the wedding ceremony of Blessing and her husband, Olumuyiwa Adewumi, at the Int’l Worship Centre in Uyo, the state capital has continued to flood social media.
Tributes have also been shared on social media as the tragic incident happened just few months after the death of the governor’s wife.