Saraki mourns, extols late Jibrin
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bukola saraki @bukolasaraki8 may the almighty forgive his shortcomings and grant him a place amongst the righteous ones in aljannah firdaus. amin1 my thoughts and prayers are with the family and constituents of the late rt. hon umar buba jibrin deputy leader of the house of representatives who passed away early this morning1 as a former speaker of the kogi state house of assembly rt. hon. jibrin was a seasoned legislator and a conscientious lawmaker who always put the interests of the common man first and championed them at the federal level. he will be greatly missed1 my deep condolences go out to speaker dogara his colleagues in the house of representives and the government and people of kogi state over this great loss saraki said1 my deep condolences also go out to speaker dogara and the government and people of kogi state over the loss of hon. jibril1 in posts on his social media pages saraki said that nigeria has lost another seasoned legislator and champion of the common man1 president of the senate dr. abubakar bukola saraki has expressed sadness over the jibrin the deputy leader of the house of representatives who died in the early hours of friday1 jibril a three time member of the house died in the early hours of saturday in abuja one of his political associates mr amuda dan sulaiman confirmed to the news agency of nigeria nan 1 he was until his death the deputy majority leader of the house as a member of the all progressives congress. he was also a former speaker of the kogi state house of assembly.1 kogi state governor yahaya bello expressed deep shock over the demise of jibril who he described as one of the states most astute politicians1 bello described the late jibril as a man who lived in the hearts of his people saying the vacuum he left in the state and the ruling party will be difficult to fill according to a statement by kingsley fanwo the director general of media and publicity1