By Henry Umoru
SENATORS from the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the aegis of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), have mourned the death of Senator Bello Mandiya, who represented Katsina South in the Ninth Senate.
In a condolence statement signed yesterday by the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, APC, Katsina Central, the Senators described Senator Mandiya, who died at the age of 62 as a lawmaker who lived a life devoted to public service, and said his passing has deprived Nigeria of a committed administrator and legislator whose contributions will remain part of the political history of Katsina State and the Ninth Senate.
The statement read, “The Northern Senators Forum has received with profound sadness the news of the passing of Distinguished Senator Bello Mandiya, former Senator representing Katsina South Senatorial District in the Ninth National Assembly, who died at the age of 62. His death is a painful loss to his family, the people of Katsina State, the people of Katsina South, and the nation at large. Senator Mandiya lived a life devoted to public service, and his passing has deprived Nigeria of a committed administrator and legislator whose contributions will remain part of the political history of Katsina State and the Ninth Senate.
