Another Kogi gov’s aide dies

Kogi State  Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has lost another aide. The state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, in a statement in Lokoja, said  the Executive Chairman of the state Security Trust Fund, Siaka Oyibo, died on Thursday afternoon.

Oyibo’s death occurred three weeks after the governor’s Personal Assistant, Abdulateef Suleiman, died.

Fanwo, in his statement, stated, “The Kogi State Government wishes to announce the passing away of Honourable Siaka Oyibo a few hours ago. Until his death, Honourable Oyibo was the Chairman of the Kogi State Security Trust Fund.”

The statement, however, did not indicate the cause of  Oyibo’s death, unlike the state Chief Judge, Justice Nasiru Ajanah, who reportedly died of COVID-19, but the governor insisted that he did not die of the virus.

Plateau LG chairman ,Mandya,  dies in hospital

The Chairman of the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Mr Ezekiel Mandya, also died on Thursday.

It was learnt that the council chairman died at the Jos University Teaching Hospital on Thursday evening.

The Leader of Barkin Ladi Legislative Council, Mr Pam Chollom, confirmed Mandya ‘s  death to our correspondent in Jos on Thursday night.

Dung said,  “It’s true. We were with him in the morning and he was also with some people in the afternoon and there was no problem. Later, we heard that they took him to  hospital only for us to hear this evening that he had passed away. It’s really said.”