The Chairman Senate Committee on Housing and Urban Development, Sen. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has expressed shock over the death of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’Abba.
Na’Abba died on Wednesday, at the age of 65, in Abuja.
Tambuwal – the former Sokoto State Governor – said “I received with shock the news of the passing of my brother, the 4th speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ghali Umar Na’Abba, CFR’.
The former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Governors Forum described the ex-speaker as an astute politician, a fine legislator, and a perfect gentleman who exemplified compassionate and purposeful leadership.
A statement issued from Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Media Office on Wednesday quoted the Senator as saying “Na’Abba’s contributions towards entrenching and solidifying Nigeria’s democracy are amongst his legacies that can never be forgotten”.
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His words: “He has lived a life of service to humanity and to his dear country, Nigeria. It is my sincere prayer that Almighty Allah (SWT) grants his gentle soul eternal rest.
Senator Tambuwal, however, expressed condolences to Na’Abba’s immediate family, friends, and Nigeria as a whole for this great loss.
In the same vein, Sen. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has mourned the Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who passed away on Wednesday.
Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), died at the age of 67 after a protracted illness.
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Senator Tambuwal, who was the former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum when the late Akeredolu was a member, described the passage of the governor as a great loss.
The statement quoted Tambuwal as praying to Allah to rest soul of the late governor in perfect peace and grant his family, friends, and the great people of Ondo State fortitude to bear the colossal loss.
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