Maihanchi kpai for di early hours of Saturday afta e bin get small sickness. Di lawmakar wey win election on top di Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform, bin be one grassroots politician wey sabi wetin e dey do and dey always dey tok and do tins wey go better di pipo wey e dey represent.
One family source don confirm say dem go bury Maihanchi bodi later on Saturday according to Islamic rites. Di sudden death of di lawmakar-elect don make pipo for di state sad as dem bin dey hope say Maihanchi go do beta tins for dem for House of Representatives.
Di death of Maihanchi wey dey represent pipo for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency don enta anoda level of gbege wey go make di pipo of di state tayad. E bi like say e don scatter di dreams of pipo for di area wey don vote am to represent dem for di House of Representatives for di next four years.
As soon as di tori enta town, pipo begin send dia condolences to di family and loved ones of di lawmakar-elect. Di Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, don send him own condolences message to di family of Maihanchi, say e dey sad as e hear di tori of di lawmaker death.
Ishaku say e shock and deeply saddened by di sudden death of Maihanchi, wey e describe as one young and vibrant lawmaker-elect wey go add value to di state if e bin still dey alive.
“Isma’ila Maihanchi bin be one very promising and articulate young man wey go add value to di work wey di National Assembly dey do if e bin still dey alive. Di pipo of Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency bin make di right choice wen dem vote am to represent dem for di House of Representatives.
“We dey pray make Allah grant di soul of our brother, Isma’ila Maihanchi, eternal rest and comfort di family e don leave behind for dis time of gbege,” Ishaku tok.
Also, di former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, don mourn di death of di lawmakar-elect. Saraki tok say e go miss Maihanchi beta beta and e dey pain am well well say Maihanchi no go dey among di pipo wey go dey make laws for di betta beta Nigeria wey dem dey hope for.
“Isma’ila Maihanchi bin be one promising young Nigerian wey get vision and passion for politics. E bin get plan for im community and im pipo. E bin dey look forward to represent dem and di larger Nigerian pipo for House of Representatives.
“E dey pain me well well as I hear say Maihanchi don kpai. I go miss di opportunity to work with am for di House of Representatives and e dey pain me say Nigeria don lose one beta lawmaker-elect,” Saraki tok.
Source: Prime 9ja Online Pidgin: PDP Rep-Elect Maihanchi Don Die, Taraba Pipo Dey Mourn