Fufore council chairman, Yahya Saidu, is dead - Daily Post Nigeria

Author: Jim OchetenwuPublished on: October 10, 2026Country: Nigeria

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Fufore council chairman, Yahya Saidu, is dead - Daily Post Nigeria

Yahya Saidu, the Executive Chairman of Fufore Local Government Area in Adamawa State, died in the early hours of October 9, 2026, less than three months after being sworn in on July 15, 2026. He was regarded as a philanthropist and grassroots mobilizer, and his death shocked the community. He is the second Fufore council chairman to die in office within two years, following Alhaji Shuaibu Babas's death in April 2025. Burial arrangements have not yet been announced by his family.

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