Senator Godiya Akwashiki, who represented Nasarawa North in the National Assembly, has died at the age of 52 after a prolonged illness.
A family source confirmed the lawmaker’s death to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Nasarawa Eggon, saying he passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at a hospital in India.
The source described Akwashiki’s death as a major loss to the senatorial district, noting that his commitment to constituency development and empowerment programmes had left a lasting impact.
“Since in the history of Nasarawa North, Sen. Akwashiki was the best Senator Nasarawa North ever produced due to his purposeful leadership.
“His projects is in every nook and cranny of the constituency as he was the only Senator that re-contested and won a second term in the zone,” he said.
Before his election to the Senate in 2019, Akwashiki served as Majority Leader and Deputy Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.
He was born on August 3, 1973, in Angba Iggah, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
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