BREAKING: Another Top Nigerian Politician Dies After Days In Isolation

The news reaching the OSUNREPORTERS NEWS has it that a former deputy president, Ibrahim Mantu, is dead.

According to a family source, who confirmed the demise, said the former deputy senate president died at about 2:00am on Tuesday, after nine days of sickness and isolation, adding that the legislator died at the Diff hospital in Abuja, explaining that he (Mantu) fell ill about nine days ago and was receiving treatment at home and he was rushed to the hospital when there was no sign of improvement.

….Mantu was one of the notable figures in the nation’s political landscape for many years. In 2001 he was elected Deputy Senate President under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a position he held till 2007 when he did not return to the senate.

….Mantu, who hails from Gindiri District in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, worked in various establishments before joining politics

At the time of filing this report, the funeral prayer would hold later on Tuesday in Abuja, while the family is currently deliberating and making the necessary funeral arrangements as revealed by the source.

(Daily Trust)