Senator Godiya Akwashiki, who represented Nasarawa North Senatorial District, has died at the age of 52.

Akwashiki passed away in an Indian hospital on Wednesday, 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 the district and the state at large.

He said Akwashiki’s passing had created a huge vacuum, given his commitment to grassroots development and empowerment programmes across Nasarawa North.

“Since in the history of Nasarawa North, Sen. Akwashiki was the best Senator Nasarawa North ever produced due to his purposeful leadership,” the source said.

According to him, Akwashiki 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 as he was the only Senator that re-contested and won for a second term in the zone,” he added.

Before his election into the Nigerian Senate in 2019, Akwashiki had built a long political career in Nasarawa State, where he served as Majority Leader and later 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, Akwashiki was widely regarded as a key political figure in the state.

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