A member of the House of Representatives, Muhammad Hassan, is dead.
Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the lower legislative chamber, announced Hassan’s passing in a statement on Saturday.
Rotimi said Hassan, who represented Dawakin Kudu/Warawa federal constituency of Kano State, died on Friday after a period of illness. He was 66.
Hassan was elected in 2023 on the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). He served as deputy chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary and was also a member of several panels, including public petitions, aviation, solid minerals, constitution review, and treaties, protocols and agreements.
“With his demise, Nigeria has lost one of its foremost Legislative Counsel and Legal Draftsmen, whose contributions over the years significantly advanced legislative development and constitutional processes in the country. Indeed, many of the laws enacted over the past decades bear his enduring imprint,” Rotimi said.
“He brought to the legislature decades of cognate experience within the National Assembly bureaucracy, having risen through the ranks to the highest administrative cadre and retiring as a Permanent Secretary before he entered partisan politics.
“Within the House, he distinguished himself as a committed, reflective, and diligent legislator. As Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, he made valuable contributions informed by deep institutional knowledge and a firm commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s justice system.”
Rotimi added that Hassan will be buried on Saturday in accordance with Islamic rites.
With his passing, the House of Representatives has now lost at least five members in the 10th Assembly.
