Deputy Senate President Barau I. Jibrin has mourned a member of the Kano State House of Assembly, Halilu Ibrahim Kundila, who died last night.
Kundila, who represented Bagwai/Shanono Constituency, died in Kano State and was laid to rest on Sunday, according to Islamic rites.
Senator Barau in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, said the deceased was a committed lawmaker who worked for his people and humanity.
While sending a condolence message to the family and relatives of the deceased, he described Kundila’s death as a monumental loss not only to his immediate family but to the people of Kano North and the Kano State in general.
“Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiuun. I received the shocking news of the death of Hon. Halilu Ibrahim Kundila. Late Hon. Kundila was a hardworking and committed lawmaker who contributed immensely to the development of our state.
“May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings, admit him in Jannatul Firdaus and give his family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” Senator Barau said.