Tragedy strikes as APC chairman dies ahead of swearing-in

  • Lawan Gana, the imminent chairman and caretaker management committee of the Karasuwa LGA in Yobe state, is dead
  • Gana, a chieftain of the APC in the northeast state, reportedly died at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Nguru after a brief illness
  • The deceased was a one-term member of the Yobe State House of Assembly and PDP deputy guber candidate in 2015 before joining the APC in 2019

Damaturu, Yobe – Hon Lawan Gana, the newly appointed chairman and caretaker management committee of the Karasuwa local government area of Yobe State, has died.

Mamman Mohammed, the director of press and media affairs to Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, disclosed this in a statement signed and issued on Thursday, May 25, Leadership reported.