A former Nigerian senate president in the Second Republic Joseph Wayas Thursday died in a London.
He died in a London hospital after a protracted illness. He was aged 80.
Cross River State governor Ben Ayade described Wayas’ death as “a monumental loss to Cross River State in particular and Nigeria as a whole”
“As a state, Cross River is in pains as we mourn the passing of our illustrious son,” Ayade’s special adviser on media and publicity, Christian Ita, said.
Source:
The guardian
