Simon Harry, Nigeria’s Statistician General of the Federation has died.
Rumors of his death shook Abuja Wednesday morning, though details were still sketchy as at press time.
When contacted, NBS spokesperson Ichedi Joel confirmed the news.
“Yes,” he answered when asked if Simon was really dead.
“As at the time I left office last night, he was still alive, but let me get to the office first,” he told BusinessDay.
BusinessDay, just last weekend carried a story in which NBS authorities debunked Harry’s rumored death.
In a a statement, Ichedi had noted that the online publication which reported his death was wrong and that the Statistician General was slightly indisposed on Saturday and following medication, but was recuperating.
It was learnt that he died in an Abuja hospital, not mentioned and has been on life support,” an NBS staff who will not like to be mentioned told BusinessDay.
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