Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- The House of Representatives on Thursday, held a solemn valedictory session in honour of former Speaker, Agunwa Anaekwe, recognising his pivotal role in shaping Nigeria's democratic and legislative evolution during the short-lived Third Republic.

Presided over by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, the session, attended by former and serving presiding officers, senators, and ex-lawmakers, was described as a "rare institutional honour" accorded to a parliamentarian whose life and service left an indelible mark on the country's democratic history.

Mr Anaekwe's body was laid in state at the National Assembly atrium, a recognition reserved for only a few public figures whose contributions profoundly strengthened the legislature...