A Second Republic Minister of Steel, Wantaregh Paul Unongo is dead.
Thelagostimes gathered that Unongo died on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 87.
He was said to have died at a hospital in Jos, Plateau State.
According to reports, Unongo, who was also the former Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, had been battling with ill-health lately.
Born on September 26, 1935, he belonged to the Kwaghngise-Anure-Abera ancestry in Turan of Kwande Local Government Area in Benue.
According to a family source, his death is expected to be announced by the Tiv Traditional Council.