Hon. Jimoh Omiata, the member representing Yagba in the Kogi State House of Assembly, has died.
It was learnt that the lawmaker died in a Lagos hospital early Monday morning.
He was recuperating from an undisclosed illness at the time of his death.
Chief Press Secretary to the Kogi State House of Assembly Speaker, Femi Olugbemi, confirmed the development.
“Very sad, we lost a vibrant, articulate and outstanding lawmaker, Hon. Musa Jimoh Omiata.
“I sympathise with his immediate family, traditional rulers and people of Yagba East State Constituency.
“May Allah grant his soul perfect rest,” Olugbemi wrote in a Facebook post.
Omiata hailed from Igbagun community in Yagba Local Government of the state.
He was first elected into the Kogi assembly in 2015.