The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, among other dignitaries, on Saturday, bid farewell to the remains of Senator Solomon Ewuga, a former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State.

The funeral service, held at the Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ (ERCC), Alushi, brought together the serving governor, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, former governors such as Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura; former Minister of Environment, Barrister Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi; former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Michael John Abdul; the Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment, Silas Ali Agara; and former Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaibu, among others, who form the dignitaries participating in the funeral rites.

During the event, the APC National Chairman advocated for unity among party members nationwide, appealing to them to honour Senator Ewuga’s memory by emulating his commitment to public service and social justice.Also adding his voice to the significance of unity, Governor Abdullahi Sule stated that unity is crucial to the development of the state and the country at large.

Hence, all citizens should work towards living in peace and harmony to continue enjoying the dividends of democracy.He, however, described Ewuga, a former Deputy Governor of the state, Minister, and Senator, as a man who loved peace and had a good heart.

Sule, while praying to God to forgive his shortcomings and grant him eternal rest, further admonished his family, the entire Eggon nationality and the state to bear the irreparable loss, because he had served the state and nation meritoriously during his time on earth.Earlier, Labaran Maku, a former Minister of Information and former Deputy Governor of the state, while speaking on behalf of all the former Deputy Governors, described the late Senator Ewuga as a political hurricane in Nasarawa State, saying that residents across the state know the passion and commitment he had for the development of the state.

His words,  “Ewuga was a leader. He did not always get the reward for his fights. He did not always get the rewards, and so it is in life. The reward comes from God. In this community of Eggon people, who have lost a leader and one of our pioneers in politics, we, those who are coming after, will learn from the lessons.”Whatever politics we play, we must remember this: the beginning of life is not the end of life.

There is a God in heaven that we worship, and human beings have souls.”As for us in the political community, please let us remember, the duty of politics is to lift those below. It is to unite our state.

This state has been too divided. We have fought needless wars. I think it is important for us as political leaders to do everything possible to move our state to greater heights.”Josephine Ewuga, the wife of the deceased former Deputy Governor and Minister, described her late husband as a man who loved his children and others.According to her, “My husband has helped a lot of people, he has trained so many students in the country and contributed positively to the development of the society.

However, there were a lot of challenges, political challenges and others.”In a glowing tribute, Josephine Ewuga reflected on their 45-year matrimonial journey, during which he provided unwavering love and compassion.She, therefore, emphasised that the entire family and the Eggon Nation at large have lost a father who championed social justice, and prayed God to forgive her husband’s shortcomings and grant him eternal rest.

In his homily, the General Secretary of the ERCC, Very Rev. Gagara Mallunche, urged Christians to live honest lives, while acknowledging the certainty of death.Presiding over the funeral service titled “From Dust to Dust”, Malauche appealed to believers to live exemplary lives, explaining that the late Solomon Ewuga was a father who contributed positively to the development of not just Nasarawa State but the country at large.

Our correspondent reports that the auditorium of the church was filled with sympathisers who gathered both inside and outside of the church to honour the late Senator.The funeral service concluded with a moment of silence, reflecting on the indelible impact the late Senator had on the lives of many citizens of the country.

Senator Solomon Ewuga, who represented Nasarawa North Senatorial District at the National Assembly (2011 to 2015), a former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State and Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, died on September 23, 2025, at the age of 70, in Cairo, Egypt, where he had gone for medical attention.