Ja’afaru Iliyasu, a member of the
house of representatives from Niger state, went to bed peacefully on Sunday
night but did not wake up on Monday morning.
Sources close to the late
lawmaker confirmed that he died in his sleep after returning from a trip to
Lagos state on Sunday.
The deceased, who was based in
Abuja, was in Lagos for a retreat organised for members of the house committee
on public accounts.
“He came back from Lagos
yesterday; everybody said “good night, good night. Only for him not to wake up
this morning,” a source close to the lawmaker said.
Iliyasu, who represented
Magama/Rijau federal constituency, was a first term lawmaker.
In their separate condolences,
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house; and Idris Wase, the deputy speaker;
expressed shock at the news of the lawmaker’s demise.
Gbajabiamila said he was “deeply
shaken” by Iliyasu’s death, adding that the late colleague was a “gentleman and
a determined lawmaker who wanted to make his mark in service to his country.”
“Within the last few months that
he had been in the House, he proved himself to be a worthy legislator,” the
speaker said in a statement from Lanre Lasisi, his spokesman.
“I must say that I am pained just
like my other colleagues over his demise. I pray the Almighty Allah grants him
Jannatul Firdaus as his final abode.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com