Isa Harisu, a member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, on Monday, December 30, 2019, slumped and died when he arrived the office complex to attend the day’s plenary.
The lawmaker was quickly rushed to the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
He was said to have died on his way to the hospital.
The death was officially announced at the parliament by the deputy speaker, according to news reports.
The late lawmaker, aged 55, left behind his mother, four wives and 22 children.
Meanwhile, the Assembly has suspended its sitting to Tuesday, December 31, 2019, to attend the burial rites scheduled to take place on Monday, December 30, 2019.
