The All Progressive Congress (APC) senatorial candidate representing Dutse/Kiyawa federal constituesy in the House of Representatives Jigawa South West District, Tijjani Ibrahim has died in a Chinese hospital where he was undergoing treatment for lung infection.
It was gathered that the deceased who died on Saturday was hospitalized earlier at an Abuja hospital before he was flown out to China when his condition was said to have deteriorated.
Confirming the report, the Governor of Jigawa State, Muhammad Badaru, in a condolence message through his media aide, Habibu Kila, said Mr Ibrahim’s death “is a great loss not only to his family but to the Muslim Ummah”.
Badaru in the statement described Mr Ibrahim as “a loyal and dependable politician who contributed immensely to the political development of the country.”
It was learnt that the deceased will be laid to rest in his hometown, Kiyawa today, Sunday by 4:00 pm, in accordance to Islamic rights.
His death is coming barely three months after he won the APC senatorial ticket for his zone.
