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Longjan was the chief of staff to the
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Longjan was born in Kwa, Quanpaan Local government area of the present day
Plateau State. He attended the Kwa Junior/Senior Primary School and St. Joseph's College, Vom. He then attended the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria for his university education, where he obtained a Diploma in Law, and also
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primary selection, he scored 972 votes to beat the other contestants for the party's ticket. In the 25 February 2019 general election, he polled 140,918 votes to win the election.
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On 10 February 2020, Longjan died at a hospital in Abuja, Nigeria.
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