The Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ignatius Longjang, is dead.
Longjang is a former Deputy Governor of Plateau State. He was the deputy to Governor Jonah Jang between 2011 and 2015.
His media aide told AIT that the Senator died last night at the Nizzamiye Turkish Hospital in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Meanwhile, Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has expressed shock over the death of Senator Longjan, who died after a protracted illness.
Governor Lalong in a statement signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr. Makut Macham, described as devastating the death of the Senator who represented Plateau South Senatorial District at the National Assembly.
Lalong said the death of the elder statesman is a huge loss to not only his family, the people of Plateau South Senatorial District, but the entire State because of his immense contributions to the development of the State and the nation.
The Governor also recalled how the former Deputy Governor served Plateau State steadfastly and loyally and also played a significant role in ensuring political stability in the state all through the period of various security challenges that the state passed through.
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He equally recognised the enormous contributions of the deceased on the floor of the Senate where he represented his people with so much passion and projected the interests of Plateau State and the nation in all his contributions.
Governor Lalong, while sympathising with his immediate family, urged the people of Plateau State to accept the sad event as the will of God and prayed for the repose of his soul.
A retired career diplomat, the late Senator Longjan was a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Plateau State and Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism and was also the former Chief of Staff to the former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Jonah Jang.
