Former Bauchi Senator Dies at 57

Senator Lawal Yahaya Gumau, a two-term senator from Bauchi who wanted to make Muhammadu Buhari a president for life through constitutional amendment has died at the age of 57.

Senator Gumau passed away at his residence in Abuja where he was reportedly planning to visit Bauchi this Saturday, according to a Facebook post by his aide, Musa Manga Muhammad.

His funeral prayer will hold at Gwarimpa Mosque in the Federal capital Territory, Abuja by 1pm after zuhr (noon) prayer on Saturday.

He was earlier a two-term member of the house of representative who represented the Toro federal constituency in the Green Chamber of the National Assembly.

In 2018, he was elected a senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial district in a bye-election to fill the void created by the death of his predecessor, senator Ali Wakili. He served for only 10 months.

Senator Gumau was reelected into the red chamber in 2019 during the general election where he served until 2023 election. When he lost favour within his All Progressive congress (APC), he cross-carpeted to the opposition New Nigeria Peoples party (NNPP) where contested to return to the senate. He lost to his successor, Senator Buba Shehu of the APC.