Muhammad Danjuma Hassan, the House of Representatives member representing the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency in Kano State, has passed away.
First elected in 2023, Danjuma originally won his seat under the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
He recently switched to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), though he continued to maintain a close political alliance with Rabiu Kwankwaso, the former governor of Kano State.
The news of his death was announced early Saturday morning via a Facebook statement in Hausa by Saifullahi Hassan, a media aide to Kwankwaso.
According to the statement the lawmaker seemed to be in good health as recently as Tuesday, when he attended a meeting at Mr Kwankwaso’s residence in Abuja.
The meeting was held to plan for the upcoming ADC State Congress, where party members will elect members of the State Executive Committee.
Danjuma was one of the five federal lawmakers from Kano who refused to follow Governor Abba Yusuf to the All Progressives Congress (APC), choosing instead to remain aligned with Kwankwaso in the opposition.
Danjuma’s passing followed a tragic string of deaths among Kano State lawmakers.
In December, the state mourned the loss of two members of the House of Assembly: Aminu Sa’adu (Ungoggo LGA)
Sarki Aliyu (Kano Municipal LGA), who passed away just an hour apart.
