Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed sadness at the death of Senator Mustapha Bukar (APC, Katsina), who was Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital market.
TheNewsGuru reports Senator Bukar who was Madawakin Daura died around 10.am today following an illness.
Born on December 31, 1954 in Daura, Bukar was a first timer at the Senate. A source close to the Senate President confirmed the death of the lawmaker via phone. The source said the deceased would be buried in Daura today in line with Islamic injunction.
I am saddened to learn about the passing of another friend and colleague, Senator Mustapha Bukar. As a first-time Senator, Mustapha stood out for the quality of his contributions on the floor, his pragmatism and his work to strengthen the institution of the legislature. https://t.co/jIUs99yCAz
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— Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) April 4, 2018
Bukar died less than a month after Senator Malam Ali Wakili passed on at 58. Wakili died on March 17 at his Abuja residence.
Independence Ogunewe passes on
Meanwhile Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has confirmed the passing away of a former member of the House of Representatives, Independence Ogunewe.
Speaker Dogara made this known in a statement today.
“Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has received with sadness, the news of the death of a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Independence Ogunewe,” the statement read.
The Speaker, describing the late Ogunewe, who was a member of the 5th and 6th assemblies, as a man of courage who stood for the truth always, said he was deeply saddened by the loss.
He prayed that the Lord grant his immediate family, friends and associates the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
