BREAKING: APC Chieftain Dies Less Than 1 Month After Leaving Office
- APC and former SSG to the government of Zamfara State, Professor Abdullahi Shinkafi, has reportedly died
- Ahmed Shinkafi announced the death of the prominent APC stalwart in a statement on Sunday while not mentioning the cause of his death
- However, the young Shinkafi disclosed that burial arrangements for the deceased will take place by 4 pm on Sunday
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FCT, Abuja - Professor Abdullahi Shinkafi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former secretary to the government of Zamfara state, is dead.
According to AIT, the sad development was announced by Ahmed Shinkafi, on behalf of the family of the late APC stalwart.
Source: Twitter
He said:
“Verily, We belong to Allah, and truly to him shall we return. This is to announce the death of Prof Abdullahi Muhammad Shinkafi in Abuja”.
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Funeral arrangement of APC Chieftain in Zamfara, Abdullahi Shinkafi
The young Shinkafi further disclosed that the Funeral prayer of the deceased will be carried out at the Central Mosque in Abuja by 4pm on Sunday, June 25.
Shinkafi was a prominent chieftain of the APC from Zamfara State who served under the immediate past governor Bello Matawalle.
The death of Shinkafi came amid the ongoing probe of the government he served before his party and employer were stopped from returning to power in the March 18 governorship election in the state.
PDP Lawan probing APC Matawalle's administration
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s Dauda Lawal, who took over the affairs of the state after the election, has been at loggerheads with Shinkafi's employer, Matawalle.
Lawal has accused Matawalle of mismanaging the state's resources and has promised to retrieve the alleged stolen funds and properties from the immediate past governor.
Matawalle's home was recently served by police without warrants and some vehicles were allegedly retrieved.
However, a court ordered the police to return the vehicles to the former governor and the security agency had complied.
"Lot of issues hanging on his neck": APC chieftain asks Tinubu to probe Sanusi
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu has been asked to probe ex-Kano Emir and former governor of the CBN, Muhammadu Sanusi.
An APC chieftain, Kailani Muhammad, maintained that Sanusi should be made to answer some integrity questions surrounding his removal from office.
Muhammad urged President Tinubu to stop giving audience to Sanusi, adding that they are mere attention seekers.
Source: Legit.ng
