Mr. Emmanuel Yawe, the National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), is dead.
Yawe, 65, died in his sleep in the early hours of Friday in his Abuja residence.
According to his daughter Talatu Yawe, who broke the news of the death, she said her father had been in and out of hospital in the last few months, but was fine and at home throughout Thursday.
“Though he had been ill, but he was fine yesterday (Thursday). He didn’t wake up from sleep this morning (Friday),” she said.