Death has again visited the Nigerian Senate, and this time, it’s for the soul of Senator Barinada Mpigi, who held the mandate of Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the 10th Assembly.
Until his death, Senator Mpigi served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works.
While he served, the late federal lawmaker made active contributions at plenary on issues of national development, especially in environmental governance in the Niger Delta region.
Senator Mpigi, who was a close political ally to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
His death makes it the fourth serving senator to have passed on in the current Assembly senate since their inauguration in June 2023.