The Chairman Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator Dahiru Awaisu Kuta, is dead.
He died on Thursday morning while going for a medical checkup at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
The 7th Senate had earlier lost Senator Gyang Daylop D
antung (Plateau North) and Senator Pius Akpor Ewherido (Delta Central) last year.
Meanwhile, Senate President, David Mark, reportedly wept on getting the news of the senator’s demise.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Senate President, Paul Mumeh in a statement in Abuja, said Mark lamented that the cold hand of death has robbed the Senate and indeed the nation of a “brilliant, vibrant and result-oriented lawmaker who distinguished himself in all ramifications.”
The statement quoted Mark as saying “Senator Kuta was a fore front parliamentarian. His views and positions unarguably represented those of the ordinary Nigerian.
“Indeed he stood for the masses. That was why he enjoyed the sobriquet of ‘Comrade Senator’ on the floor of the Red chamber.
“His death has no doubt created a vacuum. We shall miss his humour. We shall miss his frankness, honesty and patriotism. He was a rare gem.
“Senator Kuta’s easy and calm disposition endears him to all. He was a good mixer and everybody saw in him a true friend. He was just a pleasant fellow.
“My heart goes to his immediate family, the government and people of Niger State as well as the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria over this painful loss.”
Mark said he was however consoled that late Senator Kuta left a positive, indelible mark on the sand of time.
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