The leading Aspirant for the position of the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Muktar Aliyu Betara has expressed shock over the demise of his colleague, Mr Ismaila Yushau Maihanchi.
Maihanchi representing Jalingo, Yorro, Zing Federal Constituency of the state, died in the early hours of Saturday in Abuja following a brief illness.
Betara who Chairs the House Committee on Appropriations in a statement expressed grief over the ugly incident adding that the deceased was as a brother and friend.
Commiserating with the people and Government of Taraba state over the loss of the lawmaker, he reminisced his last moment with him thus: “I was with him shortly before I departed to Saudi Arabia for the Lesser Hajj. Hon Ismai’l Maihanshi, Member-Elect from Taraba was one of the front soldiers of One NATION, Forward-Together.
“The news of his death came as a huge shock to me, knowing full well the depth of his knowledge and vision for a prosperous Nigeria, which we collectively share. Hon. Ismai’l Maihanchi will sorely be missed by all of us.
“My condolences to the Government and people of Taraba State, as well as his immediate Family. May Almighty Allah forgive his sins and grant the departed soul Jannatul-Firdaus, Amin.”
The member-elect who contested the National Assembly election on the platform of the PDP, defeated his opponents from the All Progressives Congress, APC, the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP and the Social Democratic Party, SDP, by a landslide.
