A former Speaker of Gombe State House of Assembly, Nasiru Nono, has d!ed in an auto crash along Abuja-Keffi expressway, on Thursday.
Buba Shanu, the former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, confirmed the tragic incident.
He described the demise Nono as unfortunate. According to him, late Nono was travelling alongside a former House of Assembly member, Hon. Haruna Fada.
He however, said Fada survived the crash and is currently receiving medical treatment.
“He (Nono), died in a ghastly motor accident along Abuja Keffi expressway. He was travelling with Hon. Haruna Usman Fada, former House of Assembly member who survived and is currently receiving treatment,” Shanu said.
Nono became famous among state Houses of Assembly speakers in 2018 when his mace was allegedly stolen by legislators.
However, the police found the mace behind the National Industrial Court complex in the state with reports that it was dumped by unknown persons.
The late lawmaker aspired for the Gombe Central senatorial district under the PDP in 2019