Kebbi Assembly Speaker Muhammad Usman Zuru Dies in Egypt

Muhammad Usman Zuru, the Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, died on Monday evening in a hospital in Cairo, Egypt, where he had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.

Zuru, who represented the Zuru Constituency under the All Progressives Congress, had served as Speaker since his election on June 8, 2023, at the inauguration of the 10th Assembly. He was a prominent figure in the Zuru Emirate and had been battling health issues for some time. Sources indicated that his condition worsened before the start of Ramadan, leading to his transfer abroad for medical care. Details about the specific nature of his ailment were not released.

The news of his passing was confirmed by Murtala Diri, an official with the Kebbi State House of Assembly, in a statement shared on his official Facebook page. Diri described the death as "a significant loss to his constituents, the legislative body, and the state in general." An aide to Governor Nasir Idris on Communication and Strategy, Idris Abdullahi Zuru, echoed the sentiment, calling it "a rude shock" and "a painful loss not only to Kebbi State but to the entire nation." He noted that the government was still gathering...