Kano State Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzoon, on Sunday, expressed  condolence to both the immediate family and entire people of Shanono and Bagwai Local Government Areas following the death of their lawmaker at the House of Assembly , Alhaji  Halilu Kundila.

Gwarzoon, who also doubles as the Commissioner for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, expressed  deep sorrow over the untimely demise of the lawmaker.

In a press statement issued to newsmen by his Press Secretary, Ibrahim Shuaibu, the deputy governor described the late Kundila, who who died on Saturday as a respected personality in Shanono and Bagwai LGAs.

According to the press statement, the news of his demise has left the communities in a state of mourning and sadness.

He emphasized the contributions made by the late lawmaker in the development of his constituents.

“His passing away is a great loss not only to his family and his constituents but to the entire state and nation at large.

“We pray Almighty Allah to grant the deceased Aljannat Firdaus.

“The people of Shanono and Bagwai should remain united and support one another, as they mourn the loss of their beloved Lawmaker, the Deputy Governor asserted,” he said

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The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, has mourned a member of the Kano State House of Assembly Halilu Kundila, who died on Saturday.

Kundila, who represented the Bagwai/Shanono Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, died in Kano State and was laid to rest on Sunday, according to Islamic rites.

According to a source who spoke to our correspondent in a separate report, “the lawmaker died on Saturday night after a brief illness and had since been buried in his hometown, Kundila.”

In a condolence message to the family and relatives of the deceased,  Barau described Kundila’s death as a monumental loss, not only to his immediate family but to the entire people of Kano North and the state in general.

“I received the shocking news of the death of Halilu Ibrahim Kundila. Late Kundila was a hardworking and committed lawmaker who contributed immensely to the development of our state.

”May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings, admit him in Jannatul Firdaus, and give his family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” Barau said.

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A member of the Kano State House of Assembly, Halilu Kundila, is dead.

Kundila, a member of the All Progressives Congress representing the Shanono/Bagwai State Constituency, died on Saturday at the age of 59.

A family source who confirmed the death said that the lawmaker died at his residence on Saturday night following a brief illness.

According to the source, the funeral prayer for the deceased lawmaker was held on Sunday morning at Kundila in the Shanono Local Government Area of the state.

“The lawmaker died on Saturday night after a brief illness and had since been buried in his hometown, Kundila,” the source said.

Among those who attended the funeral prayer were the House of Representatives member, Shanono/Bagwai, Yusuf Badau, as well as some of his colleagues from the state assembly.

The late lawmaker is survived by four wives and 17 children.

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