The All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Jigawa Central, Tijjani Ibrahim Gaya, has been confirmed dead.

It was gathered that Gaya died in Abuja on Saturday after an unidentified illness.

Gaya, who represented Kiyawa Federal Constituency at the lower chamber of the National Assembly, emerged as the senatorial candidate for Jigawa Central senatorial district ahead of the 2023 general election.

His demise was however confirmed via a condolence message by the Jigawa State Governor, Badaru Abubakar.

Badaru, in a condolence message signed by the Jigawa State Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Sankara, described the Gaya 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 said.

“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.

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