A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Zamfara State, Alhaji Bello Dankande, has died at the age of 56.
Zamfara state caretaker committee chairman of APC, Alhaji Lawal Liman, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau, on Tuesday, June 22.
According to Liman, Dakande died at a private hospital in Gusau after a brief illness on Tuesday.
“On behalf of the entire APC family in the state, I extend our condolences to the APC leader in the state, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari and other party stakeholders over the loss.
“I also pray to Allah Subhanallahu Wata’ala to grant him Aljannatul Firdausi and give his family fortitude to bear the loss,” he said.
Dankande was the state’s former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
He was the APC candidate for Dec. 2020 Bakura State House of Assembly By-election and a former Chairman, Bakura local government council.
He was survived by three wives, 20 children and grandchildren.
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