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Second Republic Lawmaker, Junaid Muhammed, Is Dead

Junaid Mohammed, a lawmaker in the second republic and staunch critic of the current administration, has passed away.

TheCable reports that Mohammed, who trained as a medical doctor, died on Thursday in Kano.

The former lawmaker died at an isolation centre, but was not positive for the coronavirus, the outfit quoted a relative as saying.

He was one of the founding members of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) in 1976 under the leadership of the late Aminu Kano.

He also served as the national deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the north-west.

In October 2018, he was selected as running mate to Donald Duke, presidential candidate of the SDP.

He was popular for his takes on sociopolitical matters, he’s a vociferous critic  of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

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