Few weeks to governship primaries, one of
the leading aspirants for the race in Plateau
State, Senator Cosmos Niangwan, has died.
He died in his sleep in the early hour
of Thursday, at the age of 75.
It was learnt that the senator, who had
indicated his interest to run for the race from
the southern part of Plateau State, was a
member of the Senate in the fifth Assembly
and had travelled from Jos to Lagos at the
weekend for some business transactions and
retired to his residence in Lagos on
Wednesday, only to be found dead on
Thursday morning.
The late senator was one of the advocates of
zoning of governorship seat to the southern
part of Plateau before his death.
His former legislative aide, Mr Gabriel Nkup,
who confirmed his death, said that Niagwan
died in his house in Lagos on
Wednesday night. He did not however specify
the time.
He said, “I spoke with his wife and she said
that he did not show any sign of sickness, but
went to bed and failed to wake up.”
He added, “I spoke with him last Friday and
he told me he was in house in Jos and I told
him I would coming to see him before he
travelled to Lagos.
Niagwan, a marine captain, liquidated the
former Nigerian National Shipping Line, and
was former chairman of the Nigerian
Maritime Academy, Oron in Cross River state.
Dailytimes.
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