The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the Saturday Governorship election in Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu has been confirmed dead. Audu passed away of undisclosed medical reason.
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.
There was also anxiety in social media, as some claimed that Audu is safe and alive saying that the information about his death was simply a rumour.
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
It should be noted that according to the results as counted by the INEC in the evening of November 22, the APC polled 240,867, while the PDP received 199,514. However, the election was declared inconclusive as the leading margin was below the number of registered voters in cancelled polling units.
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