Adamawa NRM gov candidate dies

The governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement in Adamawa State, Alhaji Aliyu Maina, is dead.

He was said to have died in Abuja on Wednesday after a brief illness on the same day the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abia State, Prof. Uchenna Ikonne, died.

The National Publicity Secretary of NRM, Olusola Afuye, confirmed the incident in a statement sent to The PUNCH.

He said, “According to the statement from the family, late Alhaji Abba Maina died on Wednesday, January 25 at his residence in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja after a brief illness.

“He has been buried according to Muslim rites. We pray to almighty Allah to protect his family and all his loved ones.”