A member of the House of Representatives representing Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency of Kano State, Hassan Muhammad Danjuma, is dead.
Danjuma, a first-term lawmaker elected in 2023 on the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), reportedly died in the early hours of Saturday, according to a statement issued by a media aide to former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
The late legislator was said to have recently defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), where he maintained a close political alliance with Kwankwaso. His move came amid shifting political alignments within Kano’s opposition structure.
Sources indicated that Danjuma was in good health as recently as Tuesday, when he attended a political meeting at Kwankwaso’s residence in Abuja. The meeting was reportedly centred on preparations for the forthcoming ADC state congress, which was expected to produce members of the party’s state executive committee.
He was also part of a group of federal lawmakers from Kano who declined to move to the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, choosing instead to remain aligned with Kwankwaso within the opposition bloc.
His sudden death has drawn attention within political circles in Kano State, especially given recent losses in the state’s political landscape. In December last year, Kano State recorded the deaths of two members of the State House of Assembly, Aminu Sa’adu and Sarki Aliyu, who reportedly died within hours of each other.
As of the time of filing this report, the cause of death had not been confirmed, while tributes continue to pour in from colleagues, political associates, and constituents mourning the lawmaker’s passing.
