A former South-South National Vice-Chairman and former Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Dan Orbih is dead.
Orbih died on Monday, August 31, 2026, according to a statement signed by Francis Udukhomoi Orbih, Esq., on behalf of the family.
The statement described the deceased as a beloved brother, husband, father and uncle, saying the family received his passing with “profound sadness and a heavy heart” while submitting to the will of God.
“With profound sadness and a heavy heart but in total submission to the will of the Almighty God, the family of Chief M.C.K. Orbih announce the passing of our beloved brother, husband, father and uncle, Chief Daniel Osi Orbih, who passed away on Monday, 31 August 2026,” the statement read.
Orbih was a prominent figure in Edo politics and one of the PDP’s influential strategists and mobilisers in the state and across the South-South region.
He served for several years as chairman of the Edo State chapter of the PDP, during which he became a key power broker in the state’s political landscape.
He later served as the party’s South-South National Vice-Chairman, further consolidating his influence within the PDP.
The deceased is survived by his wife, Florence Orbih; his children, Winifred Anwosiobor Orbih and Mildred Omonemi Orbih; his brothers and sisters, as well as other members of the extended family.
The family appealed to friends, relatives and well-wishers to remember them in their prayers as they mourn the loss
