Gyang Pwajok
Gyang Nyam Shom (GNS) Pwajok | |
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Plateau North Senatorial District | |
| Chief of staff to Governor Jonah David Jang | |
| In office 2011–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ignatius Longjan |
| Succeeded by | Francis Bot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1966 |
| Died | October 28, 2015 (aged 49) |
Gyang Nyam Shom Pwajok (March 15, 1966 – October 28, 2015) was a Nigerian politician and a member of the
Pwajok was born on March 15, 1966.
In 2012, Senator
Pwajok became the 2015 PDP nominee for Governor of Plateau State, defeating 15 other candidates in the PDP gubernatorial primary election.[1] He narrowly lost the Plateau gubernatorial election to Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress on April 11, 2015.[1][2]
Pwajok became ill on May 29, 2015, and left the country to seek medical treatment.[1] He died from hepatocellular carcinoma, a form of liver cancer, at a hospital in India on October 28, 2015, at the age of 48.[1][2] He was survived by his wife, Bridget Gyang Pwajok.[1] His funeral was held at the Church of Christ In Nations (COCIN) in Du Jos South on November 13, 2015.[1]
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