PDP House of Reps candidate dies in Abuja

Barrister Abba Bello Haliru, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Birnin Kebbi/Kalgo/Bunza Federal Constituency of the House of Representatives, is dead.

Confirming his death, PDP Governorship Campaign Council Director General, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu, said he died after a brief illness, on Friday.

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The late Abba was the first son of former PDP national chairman, Dr Bello Haliru.

He won the PDP ticket by defeating the incumbent House of Representatives member, Bello Relisco in the party’s primary last year.

A family source said he would be buried in Abuja, on Saturday.