Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is dead

Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha , former Bayelsa State governor, is dead.

He died today in Port Harcourt, of cardiac arrest.

He was aged 62. He was born 16 November, 1952.

The former governor, who was jailed two years for corruption in July 2007 was pardoned by his kinsman, former President Goodluck Jonathan.

As a governor, he was impeached in 2005 and arrested thereafter for money laundering offences.