By Kamil Opeyemi
The House of Representatives member-elect for Jalingo/Yorro/ Zing Federal Constituency Taraba State, Hon. Isma’ila Yushua Maihanchi, is dead.
NPOReports learnt that Maihanchi died in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja.
Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad via his Twitter handle on Saturday confirmed the incident.
”Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un! Just received a sad news about the passing of our brother, Hon. Ismail Maihanci, a member-elect of Jalingo, Yorro and Zing, Federal Constituency in Taraba State. May Allah (SWT) forgive his shortcomings and grant him Jannah al-Firdaus.
An aide to the late member-elect said he will be buried according to the Islamic rites today at the national cemetery in Abuja.