The former Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Habib Jega, has died in an auto crash.
According to close family sources, the accident which claimed the ex-speaker’s life occured at about 5:21 p.m today along Birnin Kebbi-Kangiwa road.
The former speaker was until his death the Special Adviser on Local Government to the current Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu.
Confirming the death, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Dakingari, said: “We are currently attending his burial according to Islamic right in Jega.”