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The Digest:

Senator Godiya Akwashiki, representing Nasarawa North, has died at 52 in an Indian hospital after a prolonged illness. A family source confirmed his passing on December 31, 2025, praising his visible constituency projects and historic second-term victory.

Key Points:
  • The Social Democratic Party senator died while receiving treatment abroad.
  • A source described him as the zone's "best Senator" due to his purposeful leadership and empowerment initiatives.
  • He was the only senator from Nasarawa North to win re-election for a second term.
  • Before the Senate, 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, Nassarawa Eggon.
  • His death creates a significant void in the political and developmental landscape of his constituency.
The loss marks the quiet departure of a figure whose work was rooted deeply in the local soil of progress, now leaving a landscape to weather an unexpected storm.

Sources: News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)