The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, on Saturday, led a delegation of the House to the funeral prayers of late Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo, who passed away on Friday evening.
The funeral prayer, held at the Tongo Primary School in Funakaye Local Government of Gombe State, was led by the Chief Imam of Funakaye, Malam Abubakar Shahra-Mansur Bajoga.
On the delegation were the Chief Whip of the House, Hon. Usman Bello Kumo; Chairman Committee on Appropriations, Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi; Minority Whip, Hon. Mansur Manu Soro; former Minority Whip, Hon. Ali Isa JC; Chairman Committee on North East Development Commission, Hon. Usman Zanna; Chairman Committee on Police Institutions, Hon. Aliyu Wakili Boya, and the Chairman Committee on Pensions, Hon. Hussaini Jalo.
Others were the Chairman Committee on Science and Engineering, Hon. Inuwa Garba; Deputy Chairman Committee on Works, Hon. Usman Banye; Deputy Chairman Committee on Petroleum Resources (Midstream), Hon. Sagir Ibrahim Koki; and the Deputy Chairman Committee on Electoral Matters, Hon. Yakubu Adamu Danmaliki; Deputy Chairman Committee on Public Service Matters, Hon. Salisu Yusuf Majigiri; Deputy Chairman Committee on NDDC, Hon. Jafaru Gambo Leko; Deputy Chairman Committee on TETFund, Hon. Bappa Aliyu Misau; Hon. Bashir Zubairu; Hon. Sani Yakubu Noma, among others.
After the funeral rites, Speaker Abbas led members of the delegation on a condolence visit to the family of the late lawmaker, where special prayers were offered for the repose of his soul.
The late Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo represented Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State. He was the Chairman of the House Parliamentary Friendship Group with the United Arab Emirates.
Earlier on Saturday, Speaker Abbas, in a condolence message issued through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, described the late Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo as a committed lawmaker who represented his constituents with zeal and served the country with patriotism.
Earlier, the Speaker had expressed profound sadness over the passing of late lawmaker. describing his demise as shocking.
The lawmaker, who represented the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State, passed away on Friday evening in Abuja after a brief illness, six days before his 63rd birthday. He was the Chairman of the House Parliamentary Friendship Group with the United Arab Emirates.
Speaker Abbas, in a condolence message issued through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, on Saturday, described the late Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo as a committed lawmaker who represented his constituents with zeal and served the country with patriotism.
The Speaker recalled Hon. Yaya Tongo’s invaluable contributions to deliberations on the floor of the House, noting that his passing has created a vacuum.
Speaker Abbas noted that though it is painful to lose a colleague of Hon. Tongo’s standing, the House finds solace in the fact that he lived a life worthy of emulation.
The Speaker extends heartfelt condolences to the people and government of Gombe State, particularly the people of Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency.
He prayed to Allah (SWT) to have mercy on the soul of the late lawmaker, forgive his mistakes, and grant him Jannatul Firdaus.