Former Speaker dies in ghastly auto crash

Birnin Kebbi - A former Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Habib Jega, has died

He died on Friday in a ghastly motor accident along the Birnin Kebbi-Kangiwa road

The former Speaker was also the Special Adviser on Local Government to the current Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Dakingari confirmed the death of Jega.

The late Late Jega was impeached in 2015 during the build up to the 2015 general election as rumours emerged he would join the then opposition All Progressives Congress.

He lost the Peoples Democratic Party's nomination to return to the House and he subsequently joined the APC