Senator Ignatius Longjan, the lawmaker representing Plateau South Senatorial District in the upper chamber of the National Assembly is dead. Until his death, the 75-year-old lawmaker was a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Governor of the state Simon Lalong, announced this in a statement on Monday, Channels new reports.
Longjan, a one time deputy governor of Plateau who served between 2011-2015, was said to have died on Sunday night after a protracted illness.
Mourning the senator, Lalong described said Longjan’s death as devastating, saying it was a huge loss to not only his family and the people of Plateau South Senatorial District, but the entire state.
The governor explained that the lawmaker made immense contributions to the development of the state and the country in general.
“We have lost a man of honour and candour who in all his affairs always put the interests of Plateau State first.
“His humility, humanity and wealth of wisdom was always at display when he weighed on any issue that concerns people. We will surely miss him,” he lamented in a statement by his spokesman, Dr Makut Macham.
Governor Lalong also recalled how the Former deputy governor served well during his 2011 to 2015 tenure.
He added that the senator also played a significant role in ensuring political stability in the state all through the period of various security challenges that the state passed through.
The governor recognised the enormous contributions of the lawmaker on the floor of the Senate where he represented his people with so much passion and projected the interests of Plateau and the nation in all his contributions.
He sympathised with Longjan’s immediate family and urged the people of the state to accept the sad event as the will of God and pray for the repose of his soul.
Until his death, Senator Longjan was a chieftain of the All Progressives Party (APC) in Plateau State and Senate Committee Deputy Chairman on Culture and Tourism.
He was also a former Chief of Staff to former Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang.
