A second lawmaker and member of the House of Representatives representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency in Kaduna State, Nigeria, Hon Ekene Abubakar Adams is d3ad.
Hon. Ekene was confirmed d3ad early Tuesday morning by his wife. His demise comes just a few days after his former colleague from Oyo Olajide Akinremi Jagaban passed on.
The active 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 GM of Kada City Football Club, ex GM Remo Stars before winning the house of Reps election under Labour Party in 2023.
With his sport 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, APC before joining LP where he won the 2023 election.
Back in 2021, he contested under APC for local government chairman 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.