Governorship Candidate Dies A Month To Election

Alhaji Aliyu Maina, the National Rescue Movement’s candidate for governor of Adamawa State, has passed away.

After a brief illness, Maina passed away on January 25 in Abuja. Olusola Afuye, the NRM’s national publicity secretary, announced on January 26 that he had been buried in accordance with Muslim customs.

The declaration said;

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

“He has been buried according to Muslim rite. We pray to Almighty Allah to protect his family and all his loved ones.

“We are also calling on all his family members, business and political associates to show late Maina’s family love and care during this mourning period.

“Further details and arrangements would be made known to the public after deliberations and meetings are made with his immediate family and his political family.”

On the same day that Prof. Uchenna Ikonne, a Peoples Democratic Party candidate for governor of Abia State, passed away, news of Maina’s passing also broke.