Tragedy struck yesterday when the former Administrator and Chairman of Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State Samuel Alumka perished in a ghastly motor accident that claimed his life.
Alumka died on his way to attend the All Progressives Congress (APC) special convention in Abuja.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Alumka, who is a current appointee of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, met his untimely death in Gwagwalada in a fatal motor accident.
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He contested the House of Assembly election for Bassa State constituency but lost to his opponent.
A family source, who confided in Newsmen on Tuesday, said his remains are being transported to his country home in Bassa Local Government.
Africa Daily News, New York reported earlier that Alhaji Isa Baba Buji, one of the APC delegates from Buji Local Government Area (LGA) of Jigawa State died in Abuja.
It has also been reported that voting was temporarily suspended at the convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Eagle Square, Abuja, on Wednesday.
The exercise was put on hold as Kano delegates were casting their ballot in the keenly contested exercise.
Chairman of Kano APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, was seen arguing with some officials before voting was suspended.
Less than 20 of the 127 delegates from Kano had voted before the exercise was suspended. Some of the aspirants reportedly had more than one agent at the voting points, leading to protest.
The voting began at past 2am amid tight security, and watch of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and aspirants’ agents.
Speaking before the commencement of the voting, Atiku Bagudu, Kebbi State governor and chairman, electoral committee, said 14 out of the 23 aspirants screened for the primary are in the race for the party’s ticket.
The nine others, he said, had withdrawn from the race.
He urged the 2,340 delegates to write the name of the aspirant they wish to vote for in full.
He said this was to avoid mix-up as three aspirants have Ahmed as part of their names.
