The National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Emmanuel Yawe, has died at the age of 65.
Yawe’s daughter, Talatu, said her father died in his sleep in Kaduna on Friday.
The Secretary-General of the ACF, Murtala Aliyu, said the national chairman of the ACF had been intimated of Yawe’s death, adding that details of the burial arrangement would be announced in due course.
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“It is with a heavy heart that I bring to your notice the passing away of our Publicity Secretary Chief Emmanuel Yawe this morning.
“I have intimated the Chairman Audu Ogbeh and he instructed that I should bring it to the notice of members.
“We will be visiting the family and will keep you informed about the burial arrangements. May his gentle soul rest in peace,” Aliyu, a former minister, said.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the ACF over the passing of Emmanuel Yawe.
The President, in a statement by his spokesman Femi Adesina, commiserated with family members, friends and associates of Yawe, “particularly in the media, where he served meritoriously as a reporter and editor of various publications for many years.
“President Buhari prays that the Almighty God will receive the soul of the departed and comfort all his loved ones.”
