BREAKING NEWS: APC Guber Candidate in Kogi Election, Abubakar Audu, is Dead

 

Audu was said to have complained of stomach ache on Saturday shortly after voting and returning to his country home in Ogbonicha, Ofu Local government, and was advised to take a rest.

Though some said he had died as early as 10am the following Sunday but other source said he slumped and died after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the result of the election inconclusive.

Sahara Reporters had reported his death earlier, saying that the former governor died shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Saturday’s elections inconclusive.

However, one of Audu’s aides told our correspondent that he died in his sleep.

The Kogi State Government has declared seven days of mourning for the late politician.

He is to be buried on Monday morning.

One of the aide of the APC candidate, Tenimu Nasidi said being a Muslim they have taken his death in good faith as they strongly believed that God gives and God takes, “To me I believed that his time was up; nothing any man can do to stop it”.
Audu was born on October 24, 1964

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State inconclusive.

The Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Emmanuel Kucha, had declared the election inconclusive because the number of votes cancelled was more than the number of votes with which Audu led incumbent governor, Capt. Idris Wada.

Saturday’s election was his fourth attempt to return to the Kogi State government house.