Kebbi Assembly Speaker Dies in Egypt
The Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammad Usman Zuru, has died.
He reportedly passed away at a hospital in Egypt, where he had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. The late lawmaker had been battling health challenges for some time before his condition worsened.
A government official in Birnin Kebbi said Zuru was flown abroad for medical treatment shortly before the start of the recently concluded Ramadan fasting period.
Until his death, he represented the Zuru Constituency in the state assembly.
An aide to Nasir Idris on Communication and Strategy, Idris Abdullahi Zuru, described the development as shocking and a huge loss.
“The death of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Muhammad Usman Zuru, came to us as a rude shock. It is a painful loss not only to Kebbi State but to the entire nation,” he said.
He added that the state government is still gathering details surrounding the circumstances of his death and will soon issue an official statement, including arrangements for his burial in consultation with the family.
