The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed sadness over the death of the Deputy House Leader, Mr. Buba Jibril.
In a statement on Friday, Gbajabiamila said, “It is with great pain and sadness that I received the news of my friend, colleague, and deputy, Hon Jubril Buba.
“He was the Deputy House Leader and he was transparent to a fault and very principled.
“I went to see him just over a week ago in hospital and we were informed he was doing well and would be discharged.
“I had looked forward to his resumption but alas!!! I will miss Buba and my heart, thoughts and prayers go out to his family. May his soul Rest In Peace.”
Jibril, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency of Kogi state, reportedly died on Thursday night of an undisclosed illness at the age of 58. http://dailypost.ng/2018/03/30/breaking-reps-member-buba-jibril-dead/
He first came to the National Assembly in 2007.
Jubril, a trained architect, had been a member of the Kogi State House of Assembly from 2003 to 2007.
He was elected the deputy leader of the House on June 9, 2015.
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