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Plateau PDP guber candidate, Pwajok, dies in India
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the 2015 elelctions in Plateau State, Senator Gyang Pwajok who just recently lost his petition at the Electoral Petitions Tribunal has died.
He reportedly died in India of a kidney related disease.
Head of his media team during the electioneering, Chuwang Dung, confirmed the development to journalists in Jos, via a telephone interview.
National publicity secretary of the party, Olisa Metuh also confirmed his death. Senator Pwajok recently lost the case against Governor Silas Lalong of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the election tribunal.
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