A former Military Administrator of Akwa Ibom State , Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga, ( retd , ) , is dead.
He died at the age of 68.
Nkanga, who is the National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum , reportedly died of coronavirus -related complications.
Spokesman of PANDEF, Ken Robinson , confirmed the demise of the former governor to one of our correspondents on Friday afternoon .
Robinson said , “ Yes he died on Christmas Eve. It is just unfortunate . ”
Nkanga, born on January 27, 1952, was the military governor of Akwa Ibom from September 1990 to January 1992 during the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida .
He contested for the governorship seat of Akwa Ibom State under the platform of the National Democratic Party and lost to Obong Victor Attah .
