Disheartening: The Tragic Death Of Another Gubernatorial Candidate As The Clock Ticks Down To Election

• The NRM Governorship candidate in Adamawa died just a few weeks before the election.

• The NRM National Publicity Secretary, Olusola Afuye, in a statement said Aliyu died on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, after a brief illness.

• The statement disclosed that the governorship candidate has been buried according to Muslim rites.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Rescue Movement (NRM) governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Aliyu Maina, was on Thursday confirmed dead, barely one month before the general election.

The NRM National Publicity Secretary, Olusola Afuye, in a statement said Aliyu died on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, after a brief illness in Abuja, the same day the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abia State, Uchenna Ikonne, was confirmed dead.

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The statement disclosed that the governorship candidate has been buried according to Muslim rites and further details would be made public after delibrations and meetings.

He said: “According to the statement from the family, late Alhaji Abba Maina died on Wednesday, January 25 at his residence in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, after a brief illness.

“He has been buried according to Muslim rite. We pray to Almighty Allah to protect his family and all his loved ones.

“We are also calling on all his family members, business and political associates to show late Maina’s family love and care during this mourning period.

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“Further details and arrangements would be made known to the public after deliberations and meetings are made with his immediate family and his political family.”

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