Friday, August 14, 2026 - A former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Peter Azi, is dead.
This was disclosed by a family member of the deceased, John
Azi, on Friday while speaking with journalists in Jos.
He said the former Speaker died on Thursday, August 13, 2026
without revealing the cause of his death.
“With total submission to the will of God Almighty, the Azi
Ajang family announces the passing unto glory of their son, brother and father,
Mr Peter Azi, the former Speaker of Plateau House of Assembly He peacefully
joined his creator today, August 13,” the family member said.
Azi represented Jos North-West Constituency in the Plateau
State House of Assembly and became Speaker of the eighth Assembly after
emerging as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The deceased assumed the leadership of the House in June
2015 and remained in the position until July 2018, when he was removed by his
colleagues.
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