President of the
Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commiserated with the family of Senator Ignatius
Longjan, who died in a Turkish hospital in Abuja on Sunday.
Lawan also condoled with the government and
people of Plateau State over the death Senator Longjan, who represented Plateau
South Senatorial District until his death.
The Senate President acknowledged the
contributions of Senator Longjan both at the state and national levels as
former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Institute for Policy
and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru; former Chief of Staff at the Government
House in Jos, and Plateau State Deputy Governor between 2011 and 2019.
Lawan said the Senate will miss Longjan, who was
Vice Chairman of the Committee on Culture and Tourism as well as the Senate
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The Senate President prayed to God to grant
those he left behind the fortitude to bear the great loss.