The All Progressives Congress Senatorial Candidate for Jigawa Central, Tijani Ibrahim Gaya, is dead.
The Network gathered that Gaya who represented the Dutse/Kiyawa Federal Constituency in the House of Reps from 2011 to 2015 died in a Chinese hospital.
He was said to have been treated for lung infection at an Abuja Hospital before he was flown to China for treatment when his condition deteriorated.
Hon Gaya died three months after winning the APC Senator ticket for Jigawa Central in the primary election which he polled 361 votes as the only candidate.
The sad development was confirmed by the Governor of Jigawa State, Badaru Abubakar, in a condolence message signed by the Jigawa State Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Sankara.
Sankara said the Governor described the late Senatorial CANDU as “a good man who sacrificed his life to serving the common man”.
“Alhaji Mohammed Badaru described Ibrahim Gaya as a man of honor, a great leader, and a role model to the younger generation, who has sacrificed his whole life to serve the common man.
“The death of Tijjani Ibrahim Gaya has come with a serious shock to me and indeed to the people of Jigawa state. Every soul must taste death. Our prayer is always to have a good ending and no doubt our brother has ended in a good after battling a protracted illness.
“The Governor, however, prayed to Allah subhanahu wata’ala to grant the deceased Jannatul Firdausi and give his family the fortitude to bear with the loss,” Sankara stated.