Haruna Maitala, member of the House of Representatives (APC, Jos North/Bassa Constituency), has died.
He and three others including his son, Jafaru passed away on Friday, April 2 on their way to Jos from Abuja.
Media Consultant to the deceased law maker, Joseph Adudu who confirmed the development in a press release says, all arrangements for the burial rites and laying in state will take place Saturday morning of April 3rd according to Islamic rites in Jos.
In addition, Abdulkadir Abubakar, Senior Legislative Aide to the deceased, said;
I am not familiar with the road but the accident occurred around Kwoi-Kafachan-Jos Road. He died alongside his son, his legislative aide and his driver. Their corpses were deposited at Kwoi General Hospital in the Jabba Local Government of Kaduna State. We are at the hospital preparing to take their corpses to Jos for burial.
Maitala is the fifth member of the lower legislative chamber to have died in the ninth assembly.
He died barely a month after the house lost Hassan Yuguda, who represented Gwaram Federal Constituency.
