By  Soni Daniel & John Mkom

Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba, yesterday, described the death of Mr. Haruna Tsokwa, as a great loss to the state. The governor said this in Jalingo via a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa.

The statement said that Tsokwa was a politician of considerable standing, adding that he had performed well in his representation of Takum 1 Constituency in the state legislature since 2007.

“The late Hon. Tsokwa will be remembered for his ability to stand firm by any cause he believed in and his contribution to the democratic experience in Taraba State,” it said.

Also, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal, has described the death of the speaker as a painful loss that will take a long time to heal. In a statement issued in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Imam Imam, Tambuwal said the deceased lived an exemplary life of dedication and commitment to duty.

According to him, the late speaker was a patriotic Nigerian whose commitment to the development and independence of the legislature will be greatly missed especially by his colleagues in the Taraba State House of Assembly.

Tambuwal said late Tsokwa combined family life and his duties as a public servant in a commendable manner, and prayed to Almighty God to give his family, the people of Taraba State and Nigerians as a whole the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.