The Kano State House of Assembly has been thrown into mourning following the death of two serving lawmakers on Wednesday.
The deceased legislators are Hon Aminu Saad Ungogo, who represented the Ungogo Constituency, and Hon Sarki Aliyu Daneji, who represented the Kano Municipal Constituency at the state assembly.
The death of Hon Ungogo was first announced by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Information, Ibrahim Adam, through a post on his verified Facebook page, where he prayed for Allah’s forgiveness for the late lawmaker.
Barely an hour later, the passing of Hon Daneji was confirmed by the Director of Media at the Kano Government House, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. He disclosed that Daneji died shortly after news broke of Ungogo’s death.
The near simultaneous deaths of the two lawmakers shocked their colleagues, government officials and residents of the state, with condolences pouring in from within and outside Kano State.
Both lawmakers were actively serving their constituencies at the Kano State House of Assembly until their demise.
