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Senator Ali Wakili Dies at 58

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: March 17, 2018
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Chairman Senate Committee on Poverty, Sen. Ali Wakili (APC/Bauchi South), has passed on at his residence in Abuja on Saturday.

He died in the early hours of Saturday in his house, aged 58.

One of his aides, Malam Lalaye Suleiman, said the lawmaker died in his Abuja residence after a brief ailment.

According to him, the deceased would be buried in Abuja, adding that his family and relations had left Bauchi to attend the funeral prayers.

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Wakili was a retired Comptroller of Customs, and defeated the former Governor of the State, Malam Isa Yuguda in 2015 to emerge Senator.

Meanwhile, Senate President Bukola Saraki has described Wakili’s death as a big loss to the country.

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