The former Presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention, NRC in the June 12, 1993 election, Bashir Othman Tofa has died.

According to a source close to the family, the Elder Statesman passes on in the early hours of Monday after a protracted illness.

Tofa had contested against his opponent, Social Democratic Party, SDP Presidential candidate, late Chief Mashood Abiola in the election which was annulled by the former Nigeria Military head of state, Ibrahim Babangida.

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