Senator Ignatius Longjan representing Plateau South Senatorial District is dead.
The 75-year-old senator lost his life in a Turkish hospital after battling an undisclosed ailment.
Reacting to the sad incident, the former Chief of Staff to the deceased, John Dafa’an confirmed the demise of the senator.
“It is true, our father and distinguished Senator representing Plateau South is death, baba died after battling with illness for a long time in Turkey,” he said.
Longjan was elected into office in 2019.
The senator was the Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Culture and Tourrism.
Prior to his election as senator, he was the deputy governor of Plateau State between 2011 and 2015 .
He replaced Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party who contested for the governorship seat in 2019.
His death comes barely two months after Imo senator, Ben Uwajumogwu, died.
