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Former Senator, Joseph Waku Is Dead

A former senator who represented Benue North West Constituency at the National Assembly, Joseph Waku, died on Sunday after a brief illness.

Waku, aged 72, served at the National Assembly in 1999, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He was appointed to committees on Senate Services, Works and Housing, Health, Establishment, Water Resources (Chairman) and Privatization.

Tobias Sylvester

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