Monrovia, May 2 -- United People's Party Political Leader and Founding Chairman of the Congress for Democratic Change, McDonald A. Wento, has passed away.

The news of Wento's death spread across social media on Wednesday afternoon, May 1, before being confirmed by some members of the UPP.

Wento reportedly passed away on Wednesday, May 1, after he collapsed in his office and died 30 minutes later.

Prior to his death, Wento was a prominent Liberian businessman and politician who contested the 2017 Presidential Elections on the United People's Party Ticket, securing 12th place among several others with 8,968 votes.

Wento first gained national recognition for his role in the formation of the Congress for Democratic Change in the period le...