Nasiru Nono Dies In Auto Crash
Former Speaker of Gombe State House of Assembly Nasiru Nono, has died on Thursday following an auto crash on his way to Abuja.
Confirming the passage of Nono, in a telephone chat with our correspondent former Secretary of PDP in the state Buba Shanu, described his demise as unfortunate.
According to him, late Nono was travelling alongside a former member that represented Gombe North who survived the crash.
“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 following the dominance of All Progressives Congress in a Peoples Democratic Party ruling state.
However, in less than 24 hours the police found the mace behind Industrial Court complex dumped by unknown persons.
He aspired for the Gombe Central senatorial district in 2019 under the PDP.
