Gov. Aliyu Babangida Mourns Sen. Awaisu Kuta's Death

The Governor of Niger state, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has described the death of Senator Dahiru Awaisu Kuta as sad and a big loss to the state.

Aliyu who made his position known in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Mr. Israel A. Ebije said the late Senator would sadly add to the number of prominent sons and daughters of Nigeria who died just within the space of one month.

"Let me express with deep sense of loss the death of Senator Dahiru Awaisu Kuta. For me, it’s a personal loss. The late senator was a brother and a friend. For Niger state and Nigeria as a country, he would be missed in the area of positive contributions on issues at the National Assembly."

According to a family member he died in Lagos on his way to London for medical treatment and his corps is expected to have been buried in Minna Niger state on Thursday according to Islamic rights.

The late senator was survived by his wife and children. May Allah grant the deceased Aljannatul Firdaus