Daily Trust is reporting that the minister of State for Labour and Employment, James Ocholi is dead.

According to the report, Ocholi died in a ghastly motor accident on his way to Kaduna on Sunday.

An eye wtiness told Daily Trust that the crash occurred some 45 kilometers to Kaduna town where he was headed.

It was learnt that the minister’s wife and son were also in the ill-fated car including his aide-de-camp, but it is yet unclear if they survived the crash.