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6 Governorship Candidates Who Died Before Election by awomike4u(m): 10:13am On Apr 28, 2017 |
Several politicians have lost their lives before or during elections. Some were murdered in a gruesome manner while others died of unknown causes. It is not new to hear that a candidate running for political office was murdered. Nigerians are used to hearing such news and all they can do is just shake their heads and move on. Among those who have lost their lives before or during elections are potential governorship candidates. They had the intention of being state governors but did not live to see it come to pass. 1. Isiaka Adeleke 6 governorship candidates who died before election Adeleke died of heart attack 0on Sunday, April 23 Adeleke, the first civilian governor of Osun state died of heart attack and was rushed to Bikets Hospital where he passed away on Sunday, April 23. The death of the two time senator representing Osun West has been trailed with controversies. Some are insinuating it was a political assassination. His son, Tunji in a Snapchat outburst claimed his dad was not sick before he died and that he was killed because of his ambition to become the next governor of his state. However, report has it that the doctor at the hospital, Alfred Aderibigbe, injected him with overdose of painkillers, which led to his death. |
Re: 6 Governorship Candidates Who Died Before Election by awomike4u(m): 10:15am On Apr 28, 2017 |
2. Abubakar Audu 6 governorship candidates who died before election Audu's sudden death was trailed by controversy Death came knocking in Kogi state as they were heading to the polls to elect a governor. Audu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress surprising died on November 22, 2015, few hours before he would have been announced as the winner of the election. He suddenly took ill shortly after casting his vote and returned home. Shortly after, report surfaced that he was dead. Several reasons were adduced to explain his untimely death. Some said he was a victim of food poisoning as he was said to vomit blood before dying. Others said he died of cardiac arrest after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the election inconclusive. |
Re: 6 Governorship Candidates Who Died Before Election by awomike4u(m): 10:15am On Apr 28, 2017 |
3. Otunba Dipo Dina 6 governorship candidates who died before election Suspected assassins shot and killed him on January 25, 2010 Popularly called DD-Direct, the AC governorship candidate in 2007 was shot and killed by suspected assassins on January 25, 2010. The administrator, philantropist and a community leader from Ijebu Ode was killed around Covenant University, Ota, Ogun state. He contested in the 2007 governorship election but was defeated by the Gbenga Daniel of the Peoples Democratic Party who was going for second term in office. 4. Funsho Williams 6 governorship candidates who died before election Williams dream of becoming the governor of Lagos state was shattered by unknown assailants This time, death came for the Lagos PDP governorship aspirant, Engineer Funsho Williams. The state was preparing for the 2007 election and Williams’ popularity had grown. He was obviously the people’s favourite. Unfortunately, his dream of becoming the governor of Lagos state was shattered by unknown assailants. They invaded his home in Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, on July 27, 2006. Autopsy later revealed he was strangled to death. The police are yet to identify his killers, about 11 years after. 5. Dr. Ayo Daramola 6 governorship candidates who died before election Daramola was murdered in his house in Ijan Ekiti The former World Bank consultant and PDP governorship aspirant in Ekiti state was murdered on August 14 2006. He was to represent the party in the 2007 gubernatorial election in the state but was his dreams were shattered. He was murdered in his house in Ijan Ekiti three weeks after the death of Funsho Williams. The police is said to still be investigating the murder. |
Re: 6 Governorship Candidates Who Died Before Election by awomike4u(m): 10:20am On Apr 28, 2017 |
6. Dele Arojo The PDP gubernatorial aspirant became one of the victims of political assassinations in the country. He was killed by unknown assailants in Lagos on November 25, 2002. It was looking as though he would be the next Lagos state governor but sadly he was murdered before he could actualize his dream. SOURCE: naij.com https://politics.naij.com/1101614-6-governorship-candidates-died-election.html Cc: Lalasticlala Seun Myd44 |
Re: 6 Governorship Candidates Who Died Before Election by owobokiri(m): 10:23am On Apr 28, 2017 |
One man, Bola Escobar Tinubu has been linked to the death of three of these guber aspirants, namely, Funsho Williams, Abubakar Audu and Isiaka Adeleke... Tinubu , who has cornered Lagos state and turned it into a cash cow has slowly metamorphosed into an some sort Machiavelli who goes to any length all in a bid to achieve his political goals.. It is totally nonplussing to note that such a despicable character with so much baggage is being touted by a section of the country as the true model politician.. |
Re: 6 Governorship Candidates Who Died Before Election by Jabioro: 10:26am On Apr 28, 2017 |
Political or Natural death God's knows the best |
Re: 6 Governorship Candidates Who Died Before Election by awomike4u(m): 10:31am On Apr 28, 2017 |
You do good, you die! You do bad, you die! Death is surely inevitable for all men |
Re: 6 Governorship Candidates Who Died Before Election by NOC1(m): 10:38am On Apr 28, 2017 |
owobokiri: And you are linked to who? on the other news Audu's son said his dad died of Ulcer. if you doubt him i have a friend who is suffering from Ulcer, last two weeks and he took 8 pints of blood. |
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