Officials have announced the death of Solomon Lar, the first civilian governor of Plateau state, and pioneer national chairman for the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP).
The
incumbent governor of Plateau state, Jonah Jang, said Mr. Lar passed away in a
U.S. hospital, at about 9 am Nigerian time.
Spokesperson
for the family, Major Adeyi, has also confirmed Mr. Lar's passing.
For
the past nine months, Chief Solomon Lar had been receiving medical treatment in
the U.S., and lapsed into coma in his last 48 hours.
This
June, he made his last trip to Nigeria to support President Jonathan's second
term bid.
Chief
(Dr.) Solomon Daushep Lar was born in Pongaa, Langtang, Plateau State in 1933,
and will always be remembered as a prominent politician who held various
offices at the National level for over half a century.
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