Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Publicity to Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State, Sylvanus Yakubu Giwa died Friday.
It was not clear what caused his demise, but unconfirmed report said he died of congestive heart failure.
Governor Ishaku, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Hassan Mijinyawa, has commiserated with Giwa’s family on the death which he described as sudden.
Ishaku described the late Giwa as a hardworking professional who stood firmly by the lofty ideals of the journalism profession and by the interest of the people of Taraba State.
Giwa died at the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo.
The deceased was the General Manager of the Taraba Television during the Jolly Nyame administration.
He served as Governor Danbaba Suntai’s SSA Media and Publicity Assistant and was returned in the position by Governor Ishaku in 2015.
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