DEATH: FEDERAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LOSES MEMBER 11-10-23
By Sadiq Aminu A member of the House of Representatives representing Isa/Sabon Birni Federal Constituency of Sokoto Mr Abdulkadir Jelani-Danbuga State has died.
The Lawmaker died early Wednesday at the age of 63, following a brief illness and has been buried in Sokoto State today, according to Islamic rites.
A former Sole Administrator of Sabo Bini Local Government Council in Sokoto State, he was elected to the Green Chamber in April 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following his victory at the supplementary polls.
At plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, the House observed a minute silence in honour of the deceased and immediately adjourned, deferring the day’s order of business till tomorrow, Thursday, October 12, 2023, in line with parliamentary tradition.
The House commiserated with all those he left behind, and prayed God to comfort his family, constituents, and the entire people of Sokoto State, and grant the late parliamentarian peaceful repose of his soul.