The governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) in Adamawa state, Abba Aliyu is dead, ABN TV reports.
Afuye Olusola, national publicity secretary of the party, announced the development in a statement on Thursday.
The NRM candidate was said to have died on Wednesday.
“The leadership of the National Rescue Movement and that of Adamawa state chapter in particular with heavy heart announce the death of Alhaji Aliyu Abba Maina, the party’s governorship candidate in the next month’s general election,” the statement reads.
“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.”
The development comes hours after the death of Uche Ikonne, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia state, was announced.
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