A member of the House of Representatives representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency in Kaduna State, Nigeria, Hon Ekene Abubakar Adams is dead.
Hon. Ekene was confirmed dead early Tuesday morning by his wife and his death comes just a few days after his former colleague from Oyo Olajide Akinremi Jagaban passed on.
The outspoken lawmaker who was until his death the Chairman, House Committee on Sports, had battled ill health in recent times.
He was also a former football player, ex-General Manager of Kada City Football Club, ex-General Manager of Remo Stars FC before winning the House of Reps election under the Labour Party in 2023.
With his sports background, despite being a first-timer, he was appointed the Chairman of House of Reps Committee on Sports.
While trying to “find his feet” politically, he joined APGA, and APC before joining LP where he won the 2023 election.
Back in 2021, he contested under the APC for local government chairmanship but lost in the primaries, also lost the APC primaries for House of Reps but later got the ticket of LP.
This will be the second death in the House of Reps within 7 days.
Source: newsdirect.ng
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