Nasarawa North Senator Godiya Akwashiki Dies at 52

Senator Godiya Akwashiki, who represented Nasarawa North Senatorial District, has died at the age of 52 after a prolonged illness.

A family source confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Nassarawa Eggon, disclosing that the lawmaker passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at a hospital in India, where he had been receiving medical treatment.

The source described Akwashiki’s death as a major loss to the senatorial district, noting that it had created a significant vacuum given his strong commitment to grassroots development and empowerment initiatives across Nasarawa North.

“Since the creation of Nasarawa North, Senator Akwashiki remains the most impactful senator the zone has produced because of his purposeful leadership,” the source said. “His projects are spread across virtually every community in the constituency, and he remains the only senator from the zone to successfully contest and win a second term.”

Before his election to the Nigerian Senate in 2019, Akwashiki served in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, where he held key leadership positions as Majority Leader and later Deputy Speaker.

Senator Akwashiki was born on August 3, 1973, in Angba Iggah, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.