Nigeria, Jan. 5 -- The remains of Godiya Akwashiki, the senator for the Nasarawa North District who died on Wednesday 31 December, has arrived in Nigeria from India.

Mr Akwashiki died on Wednesday, aged 52, in an Indian hospital after a prolonged illness.

A family source, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES but asked not to be named because they were not authorized by the family to speak with the media, said the body arrived through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The source said it was received by political associates, party leaders and supporters, including a former governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Al-Makura; the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo; the party's acting National ...