A lawmaker representing Gwaram Federal Constituency at House of Representatives, Hassan Kila Yuguda has died.
The news of his death was announced on Thursday by a Senior Special Assistant to the Jigawa State Governor, Mr Auwal Sankara, on his official Facebook page.
According to him, Yuguda died at the National Hospital in Abuja where he was receiving treatment following an illness.
Sankara said, “We regret to announce the death of Honourable Hassan Kila Yuguda, the member representing the Gwaram Federal Constituency of Jigawa State.”
“Honourable Hassan Kila Yuguda was born in 1951 and hails from Kila in the Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria.
“Until his demise, he represents Gwaram Federal Constituency at the National Assembly,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ado Doguwa, said Yuguda was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago for severe malaria.
He said, “It later degenerated to an acute shortage of oxygen in his (Yuguda) bloodstream. He tested negative to COVID-19 about three times and till he gave up this afternoon, he was confirmed not infected with COVID-19.”
He added, “Myself (Doguwa) and the Speaker (Femi Gbajabiamila) are still at the National Hospital; we have secured the release of his remains and completed arrangements for an Air Force aircraft to convey his body for Islamic funeral.”
Yuguda was the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise.