`Mourning in Ijumu: APC members gather after the sudden death of the Ijumu LGA Chairman who collapsed during a reconciliation meeting in Kogi State.
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Wahala don happen for Kogi State.
The Chairman of APC for Ijumu Local Government, dem say im don die. Im collapse for inside reconciliation meeting wey dem organize make party people settle their wahala.
Right now, everywhere for Ijumu and Lokoja dey hot. Party members, family, and residents dey mourn. Nobody believe am say meeting wey dem call make peace reign go turn to sadness like this.
Make I yarn you everything wey we gather so far.
WETIN HAPPEN
According to people wey dey the meeting, di incident happen on Friday.
Dem gather APC leaders, stakeholders, and some elders for Ijumu LGA. Di purpose simple: make dem settle di internal wahala wey don dey shake the party for di area.
You know how politics be for Kogi. Sometimes na group A dey fight group B. Sometimes na "who get power." So party leaders for state level say make dem call reconciliation meeting make everybody sit down, talk, and gree.
The Ijumu APC Chairman dey lead di local party. E be like say na im suppose chair di meeting too.
Witness talk say during di meeting, discussion dey go well at first. Dem dey talk about unity, about 2027, about how to bring everybody together.
Then suddenly, di Chairman stand up, hold im chest, and collapse.
People shout. "Baba don fall!" "Chairman!"
Dem rush carry am. Some say dem pour water for im face. Some say dem dey fan am. Dem quickly carry am go nearest hospital.
But by di time dem reach hospital, doctors say im don give up.
WHO BE DI CHAIRMAN
As of di time we dey write this report, di name don dey go round for WhatsApp and Facebook. Party sources confirm say na di sitting Ijumu APC Chairman.
For those wey no know Ijumu well, na one of di major LGAs for Kogi West. APC get strong presence there. Di Chairman na person wey people know. Im dey ground. Im dey settle matter. Im dey attend burials, weddings, and party meetings.
People describe am as "grassroots man." Person wey dey meet ward people, dey listen to their problem.
That na why di news dey pain people double. Na leader dem lose, not just politician.
REACTION FROM PARTY PEOPLE
Since di news break, APC members for Kogi don dey post condolences.
One party leader from Kogi West talk say: "We lose a soldier. He was fighting for unity in Ijumu and he died in the line of duty."
Another member write: "This is painful. We just dey talk peace, and death come take our chairman."
Even people from other parties don send condolence. Because for local government level, politics still get human side. Everybody know everybody.
Di APC State Secretariat for Lokoja still never release official statement as we dey write am. But sources say dem dey plan to do press briefing soon.
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WETIN CAUSE AM?
Right now nobody fit talk exactly wetin cause di collapse.
Some people say na high blood pressure. Some say na stress. Politics for Nigeria fit give person BP.
Doctors for di hospital never release official medical report. Dem say dem go do more checks.
But one thing clear: di man collapse during di meeting. E no be say e sick for house. E happen for public, for front of party members.
That na why di story don spread fast.
DI RECONCILIATION MEETING WEY TURN SAD
Make we talk about di meeting itself small.
Ijumu APC don dey get small wahala for some months now. Na normal party matter. Who go get position, who no go get. Who support who for last election.
State party leaders see am say if dem no settle am early, e fit affect 2027. So dem organize reconciliation.
Dem invite ward chairmen, women leaders, youth leaders, elders. Di idea be say make everybody talk their mind, then shake hand.
People wey dey there say di atmosphere dey calm at first. Dem dey laugh, dey remember old times.
Nobody expect say e go end like this.
Now instead of dem dey talk about resolutions, dem dey talk about burial.
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MOURN
For Ijumu town, di news don spread like fire.
Market women dey talk am. Okada riders dey talk am. For beer parlour, na di matter dem dey discuss.
Family members dey in shock. One relative wey no wan mention name talk say: "We no believe am. He left home this morning hale and hearty. Now dem call say he don die."
Di community don lose a leader wey dey accessible. Person wey if you get problem, you fit meet for im house.
POLITICS FOR KOGI: WETIN DIS MEAN
This incident go shake Ijumu APC small.
Chairman na di person wey dey hold di structure for local government. Im dey coordinate campaigns, im dey talk to ward people, im dey interface with state.
Now with im gone, party go need to do quick replacement. But nobody go wan rush am because of respect.
Also, di reconciliation meeting go need to continue. Di wahala wey dem wan settle still dey ground.
State APC leaders go need to send another person make dem continue di peace process. But emotions dey high now. People dey mourn.
PEOPLE DEY TALK ONLINE
Facebook and X dey full with RIP posts.
"May his soul rest in peace."
"Kogi has lost a true party man."
"Let this be a lesson that we should settle our differences in peace."
Some people dey pray for di family. Some dey ask government to support di family.
HEALTH ANGLE: POLITICIANS AND STRESS
Make we talk true. Nigerian politics dey take life.
Meetings, travel, pressure, sleepless nights. Many party leaders dey run up and down.
Doctors don talk am before say leaders need to check their health. But who get time?
This incident go make many people think. Maybe dem go start dey do medical checkup before big meetings.
WETIN HAPPEN NEXT
1. *Official statement*: Expect APC Kogi State to release official statement and announce mourning period.
2. *Burial plans*: Family go meet with party to decide burial arrangement.
3. *New Chairman*: APC Ijumu go need to appoint acting chairman, then later do proper election.
4. *Continue reconciliation*: Di meeting wey scatter go need to continue. Unity still important for di party.
WHY THIS STORY MATTER
E matter because e show two things:
First, politics na serious business for grassroots. People dey die for am.
Second, e show say even as we dey fight for power, life dey short. Today you dey chair meeting, tomorrow...
E also remind us say we need peace. If di reason dem call di meeting na to settle wahala, make dem use di Chairman death as reason to really unite.
COMMUNITY VOICES
One Ijumu youth talk say: "We don lose our father. He dey always settle us when we dey fight."
One woman leader say: "He dey help widows. He dey come our meetings. God go judge."
Even opposition members for di area dey mourn. Because na human being first before politics.
FINAL WORD
As it stand now, Ijumu APC dey mourn. Kogi APC dey mourn.
A man wey wake up on Friday morning thinking about how to unite his people, end up losing his life while doing exactly that.
E painful. E sad. But na life.
We go continue to monitor di situation. We go bring you updates on burial arrangement, official statement from APC, and how di party go move forward for Ijumu.
For now, make we pray for di family. Make we pray for di party. Make we pray say di peace wey di Chairman die to pursue go eventually come.
Rest in peace, Ijumu APC Chairman.
ZPOTHUB go keep you updated as more details dey come
By Solomon Emmanuel|Pidgin News
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