by Oge Okonkwo

The Immediate past speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Tonye Harry has passed on.

According to sources, Hon. Harry was said to have slumped while exercising in the gym this week.

It was also gathered that there were attempts by the  Rivers State Government to fly him to Paris for medical attention, but he was declared clinically dead before he could be airlifted.

PM News reports:

Harry was the Deputy Speaker to Governor Chibuike Amaechi, when Amaechi was Speaker in the Rivers House of Assembly.

He represented Degema Constituency. He was in the Assembly for three terms.

Harry served as Deputy Speaker for eight years (two terms) and Speaker for four years.

He was a close ally of Governor Amaechi and one of the 27 lawmakers rooting for him.

So far there has not been an official confirmation but  family sources confirmed his death.