A delegate at the ongoing presidential primary of the ruling All progressives Congress (APC) from Jigawa State, Isah Baba-Buji, slumped and died while taking his breakfast on Tuesday in Abuja.
He reportedly slumped of suspected heart failure at Jigawa State Liason Office in Abuja.
The deceased was Assistant APC chairman in charge of Jigawa central zone.
He was said to have slumped while getting ready to go to Eagle Square, venue of the primary with other delegates from the State.
Jigawa APC Public Relations officer Malam Bashir Kundu confirmed the incident.
He said “Yes, he died this morning. He slumped at Jigawa State Liaison Officer in Abuja and he was rushed to hospital and died before arriving the hospital. When we arrived the hospital he was confirmed died. It had been said he died of heart failure.”
A delegate at the ongoing presidential primary of the ruling All progressives Congress (APC) from Jigawa State, Isah Baba-Buji, slumped and died while taking his breakfast on Tuesday in Abuja.
Kundu said Baba-Buji’s body was being prepared to be conveyed back to Jigawa State for burial rites.