The senator representing Katsina North Senatorial District, Katsina State, Mustapha Bukar, is dead.
Bukar died in Abuja after a brief illness according to a statement by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki.
In the statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki expressed deep sorrow over the death.
According to him, the death of the senator was one too many coming a few weeks after the Red Chamber lost Senator Ali Wakili.
The statement reads in part: “I am saddened to learn about the passing of another friend and colleague, Senator Mustapha Bukar. When I and some of my colleagues visited Senator Bukar in the hospital after Jummat prayers last Friday, we prayed with him and we were filled with hope that he would soon recuperate and resume his normal life and legislative activities.
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“As a first-time lawmaker, Senator Bukar stood out for the quality of his contributions on the floor, his pragmatism and his work to strengthen the institution of the legislature. We shall sorely miss his vibrancy and progressive mindset.
“But now that he is no more, we cannot query Almighty Allah over the incident because He gives and takes as it pleases Him. The late Bukar was forthright and gentle in all his dealings.
“This is indeed another painful moment for the Senate, a sad moment for his immediate family, his constituents in Katsina North Senatorial District and the people and government of Katsina State.
“As we mourn his passing, my thoughts and prayers are with his family, President Muhammadu Buhari and the government and people of Katsina State. I pray that the Almighty Allah, in his infinite grace, grants the dear and departed Senator a place among the righteous ones in Aljannah firdaus.”
