BREAKING: Black New Year For Senate As Popular Nigerian Senator Dies
Senator Godiya Akwashiki, who represented Nasarawa North Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, has died at the age of 52.
Akwashiki reportedly passed away on Wednesday at a hospital in India, according to a family source quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The family source, who spoke on condition of anonymity on Thursday in Nassarawa Eggon, Nasarawa State, described the senator’s death as a major loss to Nasarawa North Senatorial District and the state at large.
He said Akwashiki’s passing had created a huge vacuum, noting his strong commitment to grassroots development and empowerment programmes across the constituency.
“Since the history of Nasarawa North, Senator Akwashiki was the best senator the zone ever produced due to his purposeful leadership,” the source said.
According to him, the late senator executed projects across virtually all parts of the constituency and stood out as the only senator from the zone who successfully re-contested and won a second term.
“His projects are in every nook and cranny of the constituency, and he was the only senator from the zone who re-contested and won a second term,” he added.
Before his election into the Senate in 2019, Akwashiki built a long political career in Nasarawa State. He served as Majority Leader and later as Deputy Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.
Born on August 3, 1973, in Angba Iggah, Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Senator Akwashiki was widely regarded as a key political figure whose influence and legacy will be remembered across the state.
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