A former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, is dead.
He was 80.
Mantu reportedly died at a private hospital in Abuja after nine days of sickness and isolation.
It was gathered that said the former lawmaker died at about 2am this morning.
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Mantu was one of the notable figures in the nation’s political landscape for many years.
In 2001 he was elected Deputy Senate President under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a position he held till 2007 when he did not return to the senate.
Mantu, who hails from Gindiri District in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, worked in various establishments before joining politics
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