APC candidate dies after re-election

The All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate representing the Pengana Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly Mr. Ezekiel Afon, died shortly and a few hours after he was re-elected for another to serve and represent the constituency.

The secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Plateau state Mr. Bashir Sati confirmed the death of the lawmaker. "It is unfortunate that we lost Afon, one of the most dedicated members of our party and a committed lawmaker just after he was declared winner to occupy his seat again.Though he has been sick for a while but we received the news of his demise with rude shock,” he said".

 Afon was first elected into the Assembly under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015, but defected to the ruling APC in 2017.