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Taraba House of Representatives member-elect dies
The newly elected member of the House of Representatives for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency in Taraba State, Isma’ila Maihanchi, is dead.
Maihanchi, according to reports, died in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness.
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He won the election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
A family source, quoted by Channels TV, said his remains would be laid to rest according to Islamic rites later in the day.
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