BEVERLY HILLS, June 23, (THEWILL) – Sylvanus Yakubu Giwa, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Publicity to Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State, is dead.
Although, it was not clear what caused his demise, reports indicate that he died of congestive heart failure on Friday at the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo.
Governor Ishaku, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Hassan Mijinyawa, has commiserated with Giwa’s family on the death which he described as sudden.
The Governor described the late Giwa as a hardworking professional who stood firmly by the lofty ideals of the journalism profession and by the interest of the people of Taraba State.
Before is demise, Giwa was the General Manager of the Taraba Television during the Jolly Nyame administration and served as Governor Danbaba Suntai’s SSA Media and Publicity Assistant.
He was returned to the position by Governor Ishaku in 2015.
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