Katsina State has lost the lawmaker representing Bakori Local Government Area in the state House of Assembly, Dr. Ibrahim Kurami.
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Kurami, who is said to be in his sixties, died Sunday night after a brief illness in far away Medina, Saudi Arabia, where he had gone for Umrah.

The deceased had contested for the seat in a bye-election on December 5, 2020 in which he polled 20,446 votes to defeat his closest rival of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Magaji, who garnered 11,356 votes.
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The seat became vacant after the former occupant of the seat, Abdulrazaq Tsiga died in May 2020 after a brief illness.

The spokesperson for the state assembly, Nasiru Zango was yet to respond to an inquiry about Karumi’s death at the time of filing this report.
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