The deputy speaker House of Representatives, Idris Ahmad Wase, has described late Hon. Haruna Maitala as a hardworking, dedicated and honest politician whose services were mostly needed.
Wase in a statement on his verifiable official Facebook page, said he was saddened by the death of the lawmaker, who died Friday, in a ghastly motor accident, enroute Jos from Abuja.
“I am deeply saddened as I join the people of Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency and the entire Plateau State to mourn the loss of our brother and colleague, Hon. Haruna Maitala.
“We have lost one of our illustrious sons, a loving father, a man of peace filled with wisdom and honesty.
“We can not question the Almighty Allah over what has happened, so I urge members of his family and his constituents to take heart and consider the death of Hon. Maitala as part of Allah’s Decree”
“I also pray to Allah to forgive all his sins while on earth and grant the departed souls Jannatul Firdaus,” he supplicated.
Similarly, Plateau state Governor Simon Lalong, expressed shocked over the death of Hon. Haruna Ibrahim Maitala, describing it as; “tragic and a big loss.”
“I am deeply saddened by this tragic development for Plateau State and Nigeria where we lost another legislator in the National Assembly currently representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives.
“The late Member was a passionate politician who served his people with zeal and compassion.
“He did a lot to project and protect the interests of not only his constituency, but the entire State at the parliament. He will be missed greatly,” he said.
Lalong said late Maitala’s, contributions to the successes of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau as well as his efforts at consolidating democracy in Nigeria will also be remembered for a very long time.
Lalong urged the deceased family, close associates, constituents and the entire State to accept the unfortunate development as an act of God and pray for the repose of his soul.
Likewise, Senator Istifanus Gyang of Plateau North, said Maitala’s death was a shocking news.
In statement by his media aide, Musa Ibrahim Ashoms, Senator Gyang, said, “The deceased had a gentle, steady and unassuming personality and related well with his colleague legislators.”
He said the accident that led to his death, had again brings to the fore the deplorable state of road infrastructure, particularly the Jos-Akwanga, Jos-Barde-Keffi highways and the need for reconstruction by the Federal government.
“Senator Gyang and the people of Plateau North join members of the Plateau caucus in the National Assembly to commisserate with the immediate Maitala family and his constituents over this devastating loss.
“May God grant him Aljanna Firdaus,” he prayed.
