Thursday, January 1, 2026 - The Senator representing Nasarawa North, Godiya Akwashiki, has died at the age of 52, following a protracted illness.
A family source, who confirmed the incident to the News
Agency of Nigeria on condition of anonymity on Thursday in Nassarawa Eggon,
said that Akwashiki died in an Indian hospital on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
He said that the death of the senator was a big blow and had
left a big vacuum given his commitment to development of the senatorial
zone and empowerment programmes.
“Since in the history of Nasarawa North, Sen. Akwashiki was
the best Senator Nasarawa North ever produced due to his purposeful leadership.
“His projects is in every nook and cranny of the
constituency as he was the only Senator that re-contested and won a second term
in the zone,” he said
Before his election into the Nigerian senate in 2019,
Akwashiki had served as Majority Leader and Deputy Speaker of the
Nasarawa State House of Assembly.
Akwashiki was born on August 3, 1973, in Angba Iggah,
Nasarawa Eggon, Nasarawa State,
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