There are indications
the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Saturday’s
governorship election in Kogi, Abubakar Audu, may not have died as a result of
the news of the declaration of Saturday’s election as inconclusive.
Premium Times learnt
that Mr. Audu’s health problem started on Saturday evening, when he complained of stomach cramps on Saturday.
“He suffered a stroke
this morning,” a source told Premium Times.
“Another one occurred
this afternoon and that was fatal.”
A close friend and
close associate of the late politician had confirmed his passing to Premium Times.
“Audu is gone,” the
distraught associate, who requested not to be named, told our reporter on the
telephone.
Though too shattered
to provide details of the politician’s passing, he confirmed he was in the
candidate’s company when he passed on.
The source said the
former governor suddenly took ill and was being rushed to Abuja preparatory to
being flown abroad when he passed on.
Mr. Audu’s son,
Mustapha is not answering or returning calls and so were all the other close
family members we tried to contact.
One of his media
aides, Phillip Obin, also did not answer or return calls.
The Independent
National Electoral Commission had declared the Saturday governorship election
inconclusive, but Mr. Audu was in a pole position to be declared winner
eventually. He will be buried this morning at 10 am.
-Premium Times
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