APC Candidate Dies Few Weeks To Election

APC Candidate has died a few weeks before the election.

Newsone Nigeria reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Kirikasamma Local Government election in Jigawa State, northern Nigeria, Yahuza Umar Labbo is dead.

This online news platform understands that the APC Candidate who was 55, succumbed to a brief illness, leaving behind a family of three wives and fifteen children.

The Jigawa State APC Chairman, Aminu Gumel, confirmed the death of the APC Candidate.

Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, extended his condolences to Labbo’s family and the broader Muslim community, offering prayers for the deceased and strength for the bereaved family.

This untimely death comes just days before the local government elections in Jigawa State, casting a shadow over the upcoming polls.

Meanwhile, Newsone reports that the Jigawa State Local Government election is slated for October 5, 2024.