The Kano chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has provided details on the death of its Assistant Organising Secretary, Abdulsalami Ginsau, at Chida Hotels in the Utako District of Abuja.
Ginsau, a lawyer, chaired the committee responsible for coordinating accommodation for Kano State delegates during the recently concluded APC National Convention.
He reportedly passed away on 27 March after being trapped in a malfunctioning elevator at the hotel.
Providing the details, Auwal Sani-Mainagge, the state publicity secretary of the APC, said that Ginsau arrived in Abuja a day before the convention to secure hotel bookings for the state’s participants and then lodged at Chida Hotels.
Concerns arose when Ginsau failed to appear at the convention on Friday. His unexplained absence prompted a frantic search across Abuja.
“In the course of our search, we visited the Utako Police Division to report him missing.
“There, we were told of an incident at Chida Hotels that had been reported to the station. Upon arriving at the hotel, we identified the body as that of Ginsau,” Sani-Mainagge stated.
Sani-Mainagge said that other delegates staying at the same hotel had previously raised concerns about the facility’s faulty elevators.
He expressed scepticism regarding the hotel management’s account of the incident and urged the police to conduct a thorough investigation.
“The deceased’s body has been taken for an autopsy, and the party is currently awaiting the results of the police inquiry,” he added.
Sani-Mainagge said that Ginsau travelled to Abuja in perfect health before his sudden death.
The party has since established a state-level committee to collaborate with security agencies to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.
The official said the Kano State Government has reached out to the bereaved family, with the governor promising that “no stone will be left unturned” in uncovering the truth.
Speaking onbehalf of the family, Hamza Haladu, a guardian to the deceased, described the news as a profound shock.
“He was a very healthy and energetic person when he travelled. This loss is devastating,” he said.
Ginsau was a legal practitioner and corporate executive.
He served as the CEO of Ginsau & Sons and practised law with Ginsau & Co. Advocates, specialising in corporate and commercial law.
His diverse legal expertise included: Property, tax, and intellectual property cases with H.H. Karkasara & Co. He specialised in Labour law, corporate advisory, estate litigation, and family law.
An alumnus of the Islamic University in Uganda and the Nigerian Law School in Abuja, Ginsau was considered a strategic asset to the APC.
He is survived by two wives and two children. Funeral rites are scheduled for Thursday in Kano, in accordance with Islamic tradition.
A senior staff member of the hotel, who pleaded anonimity, said the matter was under police investigation, expressing regret about the development.
She said they were cooperating with the police on the development and expressed the management’s deepest condolences to the family of the deceased, as well as the Government and People of Kano State, stressing that the hotel was reviewing its operational guidelines to avert any future occurrence.
