The member-elect for Chibok Constituency in the Borno State House of Assembly, Nuhu Clark, has died in an Indian hospital.
His younger sister, Ladi, who confirmed his death, said Clark died on Tuesday, after battling an illness in an India hospital.
Clark was a former chairman of the Chibok Local Government Area under the administration of former governor Ali Modu Sherrif. He was also the immediate past Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation in the Governor Babagana Zulum administration before he voluntarily resigned to contest the March 18, 2023 governorship and state assembly elections.
Clark was returned elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after polling 8,076 votes under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Borno State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Babakura Abbajatau, confirmed the development, yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, has described Clark’s death as a loss to his immediate family, the people of southern Borno and the entire state. In a condolence message to the family of the deceased, Kadafur also described the development as a loss to the APC, adding that the late politician contributed to the development of the state.