Nigeria has lost one of its prominent politicians, Joseph Wayas, a former president of the Senate who hailed from Cross River state Wayas.
According to the Cross River state government, Dr. Wayas died in a London hospital on Tuesday, November 30.
Reacting to the death, Governor Ayade said Cross River is in pains as the state mourns the passing of an illustrious son Your support matters.
Ayade also noted that the late former Senate president had been playing a fatherly role and helping in stabilising the political affairs of the state.
“Since his retirement from active politics, the former Senate President had been playing a fatherly and stabilising role in the politics and affairs of our state. “I condole with Dr Wayas’ family. His demise is a collective loss and the pains a shared one”, he added.
Also, President Muhammadu Buhari while mourning the former Senate President, said: “I received with profound sense of loss and shock, the sad news of the death of former President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Joseph Wayas.”