CAUSE OF DEATH: LG Chairman, Mrs Esther Bassey, in Cross River dies a day to election

LG Chairman in Cross River dies a day to election

The chairman of Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Mrs Esther Bassey, is dead.

According to report, Bassey died after attending a meeting on how to perfect strategies for Saturday’s election.

An aide to the deceased, who spoke on the development, said the late chairman (fondly called Queen of the South) was hale and hearty last night.