Tragedy as Atiku's FCT Campaign Coordinator Dies in Abuja Hospital

Tragedy as Atiku's FCT Campaign Coordinator Dies in Abuja Hospital

  • A prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, Danladi Etsu Zhin, has died at the age of 54
  • Zhin, a former chairman of the Kuje Area Council of the FCT, died at a private hospital in Abuja on Sunday, November 6
  • The deceased was the FCT PDP coordinator for Atiku Abubakar’s presidential campaign for the 2023 general election

FCT, Abuja - Danladi Etsu Zhin, 54, a former chairman of the Kuje Area Council of the FCT, has died at a private hospital in Abuja on Sunday, November 6.

The death of the former council chairman was confirmed by his close aide, Godwin Omonya, Daily Trust reported.

Danladi Etsu Zhin/Former FCT Council Chairman, Atiku's FCT Campaign Coordinator Dies
Danladi Etsu Zhin, former chairman of the Kuje Area Council of the FCT and Atiku's campaign coordinator, died at a hospital in Abuja on Sunday, November 6. Photo credit: Isaac Otokpa Onmonya
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Danladi Etsu Zhin hospitalized for over a month

Omonya said that Zhin had been hospitalized for over a month due to undisclosed ailments.

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He disclosed that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at a hospital morgue in Abuja by his family members.

It was learnt that the late Zhin, was a House of Representatives aspirant for the Abuja South constituency under the platform of APC, in the 2019 election.

The deceased, who served two terms as the chairman of the Kuje area council, was married to Paulina Etsu Zhin, with whom they had three boys and two* girls.

He was, until his death, the FCT PDP coordinator for Atiku Abubakar’s presidential campaign for the 2023 general election.

PDP presidential candidate Atiku loses close aide

In another report, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, recently lost his private secretary, Barrister Abdullahi Nyako.

Nyako passed away in the early hours of Thursday, September 22. In a Facebook post cited by Legit.ng, Atiku expressed grief, saying Nyako was more than an aide to him.

"Barr. Abdullahi Nyako was more than an aide; he was family to me in every sense of the word. He served me with loyalty and diligence. He will be sorely missed," the PDP presidential candidate said.

Governor Akeredolu loses mother

Legit.ng also previously reported the death of Lady Evangelist Grace Bosede Akeredolu JP, the mother of Governor Akeredolu of Ondo state.

The governor of Ondo state announced the tragic news on Thursday morning, September 15, saying her mother died in her sleep.

Akeredolu further said in a short but emotional statement that the burial arrangement will be announced by the family.

Source: Legit.ng

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