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.
Nigerian Tribune 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.
Source:tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/21451-plateau-gov-aspirant-dies-in-his-sleep

May his soul RIP

RIP

Rip

75 years old!. Hmm. Surely he needed rest.

He liquidated the former Nigerian National Shipping Line. Hmm. Vanity upon vanity all is vanity.

So sad RIP anyway minus one