Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has mourned the death of Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, who served as governor of Delta State. She described his passing as a profound loss, according to the report from Punch. Uduaghan trained as a medical doctor before entering politics and led the oil-producing southern state from 2007 to 2015. He remained in public life after his time in Government House, later taking a seat in the Senate. In her message, the senator spoke of the depth of the loss felt over his death. The announcement did not state his age or the circumstances of his death.