Taraba Speaker Is Dead ...Tsokwa’s Death, Loss To Nigerian Democracy -Suntai

The Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assemby, Haruna Tsokwa died of an undisclosed ailment on Monday morning, at the Federal Medical Centre in Jalingo. Tsokwa reportedly took ill last Thursday and was rushed to the hospital.
The late Speaker, who was a staunch supporter of the acting state governor, Garuba Umar, in the on-going battle for the state, escaped death on the 19th of September following an ambush by unknown gunmen, along the Jos-Abuja road.

Although he escaped the ambush unhurt, some of the policemen travelling with him sustained gunshot wounds.
He attended Federal University of Technology, Yola.

Tsokwa’s Death, Loss To Nigerian Democracy -Suntai
The governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Danfulani Suntai, has commiserated with the family of the Late Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Haruna Tsokwa, describing his death as a loss not just to the state but to Nigerian democracy.


A statement by the office of the governor lamented that the speaker died at a time when Taraba State was confronted with mild political crisis expected in a vibrant democracy such as that of the state.

“A Politician of considerable standing, Hon. Tsokwa represented Takum 1 constituency in the state House of Assembly since 2007 and has performed creditably well,” the statement read.

The Statement issued by the state’s spokesman, Hassan Mijinyawa, pointed out that late Hon. Tsokwa would be remembered for his ability to stand firm by any cause he believed in and his contribution to the democratic experience in Taraba State.

Hon Tsokwa died on Monday morning at the Federal Medical Centre in Jalingo, the state’s capital.

November 04, 2013