A former senator representing Gombe Central senatorial district, Gombe state, Senator Saidu Umar Kumo is dead.
The ex-lawmaker died on Sunday 27th December at the age of 71. He died at the National Hospital Abuja, after a brief illness.
Before his demise, he was the head of the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign in the North east in the 2019 presidential election.
Senator Kumo was among members of the peoples democratic party (PDP) that defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in January 2019 shortly before president Buhari won the Presidential seat.
He served as Gombe Central Senator from 1999 to 2003 before contesting the governorship seat of Gombe where he lost to ex-governor Ibrahim Dankwombo in 2011.
He is survived by his wives and children, and will be buried today at 2pm according to Islamic rites.