The member representing
Lokoja/Kogi Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, late Buba
Umar Jibril was on Friday buried at Kabawa Cemetery in Lokoja, amid tears and
prayers from families, friends and colleagues.
Jibril, 58, a three-time member of
the House of Representatives, died in the early hours of Friday in Abuja.
The burial, which was concluded
at around 3 p.m., was attended by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Mr Yakubu Dogara, Kogi Deputy Governor, Mr Simon Achuba, Kogi House of Assembly
Speaker, Mr Matthew Kolawole, members of the house, among others.
Speaking to newsmen, the Speaker,
Mr Yakubu Dogara, said: “We have lost one of our own, Buba Jibril, whom if
wishes are horses, we will wish he lives forever.
“But we are mortal and all of us
have to answer one day or the other, however, Jibril has answered the call.
“He had a dogged spirit, when we
recently visit him in London with the leadership of the House; we chatted and
laughed together, apparently we don’t know that he would answered this call
today.
“It is very unfortunate, we have
lost a leader and a brother, who was an accomplished legislator per excellent,
and for me personally he was my die hard supporter. We will surely miss him.”
“It was unfortunate that we have
to do this again; our prayer to God is that the death of lawmakers should stop
and God should preserve all of us.
“I don’t think it has happened
before not to my recollection that we have lost about three senators and five
members of the House of Representatives.
“Our prayer is that God should
grant his entire family members, the government and the people of Kogi, and the
entirety of NASS the fortitude to bear the irreparable lost,” Dogara said.
Mr Matthew Kolawole, the Speaker,
Kogi House of Assembly, told newsmen that the state Government and the Kogi
House of Assembly, would miss him a lot.
“Don’t forget that he was a
former speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, we will miss him a lot.
“I pray that God almighty will
give all of us the heart to bear the irreparable lost.
“What happened today is a big
lesson to all of us who are still living, in any position we are, no matter how
rich you are, just remember sometime, someday, you will drop dead, and when you
do, you are going to give account of your life and stewardship to God.
“It is a debt we will all pay
sometimes, someday,” Kolawole said.
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