A member of the House of Representatives Ekene Abubakar Adams has died. The Labour Party (LP) lawmaker was 39.
“The House of Representatives is saddened to announce the passing of a dear member of the 10th Assembly, Rep. Ekene Abubakar Adams (LP, Kaduna), who died early Tuesday, at the age of 39,” the spokesman of the House Akin Rotimi Jr said in a statement on Tuesday.
A first-time member of the House, Ekene Adams chaired the House of Representatives Committee on Sports.
The Reps spokesman described the deceased lawmaker as “a kind and gentle humanitarian, loved by all who knew him”.
“His dedication to the development of grassroots sports in Nigeria was unwavering, and his contributions to the House will be deeply missed,” Rotimi Jr said, sending condolences to the family, friends, and constituents of our “dear colleague, as well as the good people and Government of Kaduna State”.
The LP lawmaker is the third member of the Reps to die this year. His death came about a week after another member of the House of Representatives Olaide Akinremi died.