Abdulkadir Danbuga, house of reps member, is dead

Abdulkadir Danbuga, a member of the house of representatives, is dead. He was 63 years of age. 

Ben Kalu, deputy speaker of the house, announced Danbuga’s passing during plenary on Wednesday.

Danbuga was said to have died on Wednesday morning in Abuja after a brief illness. He has been buried according to Islamic rites.

Danbuga was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He represented Isa/Sabon Birnin federal constituency of Sokoto state.

Ahmad Kalambaina, a lawmaker representing Kware/Wamakko federal constituency of Sokoto, described Danbuga’s passing as a “great loss”.

“It is a great loss, not only to his constituency but to Nigeria as a whole. He died at a time when his family, constituency and Nigeria needed him the most,” Kalambaina said.

Kalu said it is tradition for the house to adjourn plenary when a serving member dies.

“It is the spirit and tradition of the house that we don’t sit for plenary on the day one of us goes to be with the Lord,” he said.

The house subsequently adjourned plenary to Thursday.

In April, Isma’ila Maihanchi, who was elected to represent Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency in Taraba, died before the inauguration of the 10th assembly.

Maihanci, who won the election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was born on October 22, 1986. He was aged 36 when he passed on.