Kebbi assembly speaker Muhammad Zuru dies in Egypt

Muhammad Zuru, speaker of the Kebbi state house of assembly, is dead.

Murtala Diri announced Zuru’s death in a statement issued on Tuesday on behalf of the Kebbi state house of assembly.

Zuru, better known by the moniker Lifiddan Zuru, died on Monday evening in Cairo, Egypt, where he had been undergoing treatment.

The lawmaker represented Zuru constituency and was a prominent member of the Zuru emirate.

“His death is a significant loss to his constituents, the state’s legislative body, the political community, as well as the state and the country in general,” the statement reads.

Diri said further details regarding Zuru’s burial arrangements will be announced by his family and the Kebbi state government.

In a statement, Kabir Tukura, lawmaker representing Zuru, Fakai, Sakaba and Danko-Wasagu federal constituency in the house of representatives, described Zuru as an “epitome of kindness, generosity and humility”.

“His death is a loss not to the family alone, but to the good people of Kebbi where he has served with uttermost commitment and dedication to duty, particularly the Zurians whose interest were represented diligently,” the statement reads.

Turaka, who chairs the house committee on FCT area councils and ancillary matters, condoled with Zuru’s family and the people of Kebbi state, adding that he was an “obedient son of his soil”.