The All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Jigawa South West District, Tijjani Ibrahim Kiyawa is dead.
He died in a Chinese hospital on Saturday.
Kiyawa who was earlier admitted at an Abuja hospital for a lung infection, was later flown to China for further treatment when his condition deteriorated.
Meanwhile, Jigawa state governor, Muhammad Badaru has described Kiyawa’s death as a great loss not only to his family but to the Muslim Ummah.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Relations, Habibu Nuhu Kila, the governor condoled the family of the deceased.
“The Governor said the death of Hon. Tijjani Ibrahim Kiyawa is a great loss not only to his family but the Muslim Ummah.”
“He described late Tijjani Ibrahim Kiyawa as as a loyal and dependable politician who contributed immensely to the political development of the country,” the statement reads.
