Breaking: Death Hits Senate as Ex-principal Member Dies
- Every well-meaning member of the Nigerian red chamber is in mourning the death of Nelson Ayewoh, a former clerk
- Ayewoh's death was confirmed on Monday, November 7, by a close source who spoke with newsmen
- It was gathered that the former clerk of the Senate, who retired from service in 2020, died in Lagos on Sunday, November 6, after a brief illness
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Lagos - Nelson Ayewoh, a former clerk of the Nigerian Senate, has been confirmed dead.
Ayewoh was said to have died in Lagos on Sunday, November 6, following a brief illness.
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According to Daily Sun, a close source who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed the sad development, although family members of the deceased are yet to announce the death.
Influential south-south lawmaker dies, Senate reacts
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, July 19, suspended legislative activities and adjourned it till Wednesday, July 20, in honour of a member of the House of Representatives, Jude Ise-Idehen, who died recently.
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The deputy Senate president, Ovie Omo-Agege, who stood in for the Senate president, Ahmed Lawan, called for the motion for adjournment.
At the plenary, the leader of the Senate, Ajayi Boroffice, moved the motion for adjournment.
Idehen, until his death, represented the Egor/Ikpoba Okha Federal Constituency in Edo state at the House of Representatives.
Obasa, lawmakers mourn former Lagos speaker who died at 82
Legit.ng earlier reported that Mudashiru Obasa, the speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, mourned the demise of the former speaker of the house, Abayomi Kinyomi.
Kinyomi served as speaker of the Lagos state house between January 1992 to November 1993, and his death was described as a great loss by Obasa.
The speaker then sent his condolence to the deceased's family, friends, and associates, extolling how he lived and served humanity in his lifetime.
Obasa laments death of prominent GOC member, Kemi Nelson
In another report, the speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, said that the state had lost a "very bright light" with the demise of Kemi Nelson, who died at age 66.
Nelson was a former women leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) (South-West) and a member of the governor's advisory council in Lagos state.
Source: Legit.ng
