{"id":11598,"date":"2026-06-12T21:15:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=11598"},"modified":"2026-06-12T21:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:16:11","slug":"hon-yaya-tongo-gombe-lawmaker-passes-away-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2026\/06\/12\/hon-yaya-tongo-gombe-lawmaker-passes-away-in-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"Hon. Yaya Tongo, Gombe Lawmaker, Passes Away in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo, has died. He represented the Kwami\/Funakaye\/Gombe Federal Constituency of Gombe State.<\/p>\n

Tongo was first elected in 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in March 2026.<\/p>\n

His death was announced on Friday, June 12, 2026, by former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, via his verified X handle.<\/p>\n

Pantami revealed that he had visited the lawmaker earlier that day at Nizamiye Hospital, Abuja, where Tongo was receiving treatment. He said he prayed for him between 3:30 pm and 3:50 pm, meeting with his friend, two of his children, and other relatives.<\/p>\n

“Even to a layman like me, his health condition was clearly critical,” Pantami wrote. “A few hours later, I received news of his passing.”<\/p>\n

Pantami noted that passing away on a Friday carries spiritual significance in Islam, referencing a saying of Prophet Muhammad that believers who die on a Friday are protected from the trial of the grave. He prayed for Tongo’s eternal rest in Jannatul Firdaus.<\/p>\n

As of the time of this report, the House of Representatives leadership had not yet released an official statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo, has died. He represented the Kwami\/Funakaye\/Gombe Federal Constituency of Gombe State. Tongo was first elected in 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t