Senator Ignatius Longjan representing Plateau South Senatorial District has been confirmed dead in a Turkish Hospital.
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Senator Longjan, aged 75, died on Sunday evening in Abuja after falling ill for several weeks.
Confirming the report, former Chief of Staff, Chief John Dafa’an, said: “It is true, our father and distinguished Senator representing Plateau South is death, baba died after battling with illness for a long time in Turkey,” he said.
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He was a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and was the Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism until his death.
Senator Langjan was also a former Deputy Governor of Plateau State.
