{"id":81085,"date":"2026-01-01T20:40:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=81085"},"modified":"2026-01-01T20:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:40:40","slug":"senator-godiya-akwashiki-dies-in-india-at-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2026\/01\/01\/senator-godiya-akwashiki-dies-in-india-at-52\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Godiya Akwashiki Dies in India at 52"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s political community is mourning the death of Senator Godiya Akwashiki, who passed away on Wednesday at a medical facility in India. He was 52.<br \/>\nAkwashiki, from Angba Iggah in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area, represented Nasarawa North Senatorial District. He was first elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2023 on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform. Before joining the Senate, he served in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly as Majority Leader and later Deputy Speaker.<br \/>\nDeputy Senate President Barau Jibrin described Akwashiki as an outstanding parliamentarian committed to development and the welfare of Nasarawa North residents. \u201cHis patriotism and dedication to public service were exemplary,\u201d Jibrin said, extending condolences to the family and people of the state.<br \/>\nThe SDP also expressed grief, noting Akwashiki\u2019s leadership as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs, Vice Chairman of Media and Public Affairs, and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Air Force. The party described him as a grassroots politician whose influence shaped the socio-political landscape of Nasarawa North and the wider state.<br \/>\nTributes have poured in across party lines, highlighting Akwashiki\u2019s legacy as a committed legislator and respected public servant. The SDP prayed for his soul\u2019s repose and strength for his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal Nigeria\u2019s political community is mourning the death of Senator Godiya Akwashiki, who passed away on Wednesday at a medical facility in India. He was 52. Akwashiki, from Angba Iggah in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area, represented Nasarawa North Senatorial District. He was first elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2023 on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":81086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81085"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81087,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81085\/revisions\/81087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}