By Olaitan Ibrahim
It was double tragedy for the Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State as he lost his 24-year-old son, Abdulwahab, on Thursday, a day after his mother, Maryam passed on.
Abdulwahab died in a road crash when he was going to Kafin-Hausa local government area of Jigawa state for the condolence of his grandmother who was buried on Wednesday, the governor’s spokesperson, Hamisu Gumel said in a statement on Thursday.
According to the statement, the vehicle in which the Governor’s son was riding in had a one-head collision with a Volkswagen golf resulting in his instant death.
One other person also died in the accident.
The statement by the Governor Namadi’s spokesperson reads: “With a heavy heart and total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, His Excellency Mallam Umar Namadi, Governor of Jigawa State, announces the passing of yet another member of his family; his dear son Abdulwahab Umar Namadi.