House of Reps Member-Elect, Ismaila Maihanci Dies Weeks To His Swearing-In
Ismaila Maihanci, House of Representatives member-elect for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency in Taraba State, is dead. He died at the age of 36.
House of Reps Member-Elect, Ismaila Maihanci Dies Weeks To His Swearing-In
His demise was disclosed by a presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, on Twitter on Saturday, April 22, 2023.
Posting via his handle, Bashir wrote,
”Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un! Just received a sad news about the passing of our brother, Hon. Ismail Maihanci, a member-elect of Jalingo, Yorro and Zing, Federal Constituency in Taraba State. May Allah (SWT) forgive his shortcomings and grant him Jannah al-Firdaus.
He was buried on Saturday according to Islamic rites.
Maihanci served as a Special Adviser to Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku before to his election. He was also the Taraba State Secretary of the PDP.