‘WE COMMISERATE WITH THE FAMILY OF LATE HON AKINREMI JAGABAN AND PRAY FOR THE SAFE REPOSE OF HIS GENTLE SOUL’ -HON DR GHALI TIJJANI. A proactive federal lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Hon Dr Ghali Mustapha Tijjani representing the good people of Ajingi/Albasu/Gaya Federal Constituency of Kano State has paid glowing tribute to late Hon Akinremi Jagaban representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency of Oyo State while praying for his safe repose in heaven: ‘This is a sad day for us in the House of Representatives and you might recall that a few months ago, we also lost another colleague from Jigawa State, Hon lsa Dogonyaro of blessed memory. lndeed, Hon Akinremi Jagaban was a honest and dedicated member of this parliament, reliable and beloved by his colleagues and we wish him all the best and pray that he gets his justly deserved reward in the life thereafter. Truly, the demise of any human being is a bad omen but everyone must taste death and everyone has his own time of departure but we have to pray to the Almighty God that we leave this world for a good purpose. No one is happy to die and we extend our sincere condolences to his family members, his associates, his constituency and Nigerians at large. I believe that the House will do all that is necessary to support Hon Jagaban’s family. We also pray for the safe repose of his gentle soul and also pray that our dear nation should prosper as one united, stable and peaceful entity.’ Hon Ghali Tijjani also dwelt on some of his legislative achievements in the past one year: ‘l cannot give you the total number of projects, programs, bills and motions l have passed off head but l have dedicated my one year of legislative activity to making meaningful and impactful contributions in parliament. l have sponsored or co-sponsored a good number of bills and motions, some were passed, others were stepped down, but that is the beauty of democracy, you win some and you lose some. In terms of the delivery of democratic dividends, l believe l have done well for my constituency in the education, health, water provision, power, manpower development and youth and women empowerment sectors inspite of the limited resources at my disposal. I have strived to support my people materially and financially in all positive ramifications. My advice to the youths is that they should understand that governance is a serious business, they should be patriotic, be active in politics and be prepared to takeover the mantle of leadership from those of us who are presently in the legislature or the executive arm. As for those of us in parliament, we are doubly determined to prove our mettle and make a positive difference in the days and years ahead’.- an optimistic Hon Dr Ghali Tijjani concluded.