ABUJA, NIGERIA – Chai! Na serious wah o! Senator Solomon Akku Ewuga, wey don dey shine for Nasarawa politics since 1999, don join the ancestors. Him don pass away for September 23, 2025, due to ill health. E be like say no be small thing wey carry this man go. Family wey close to am confirm the sad news to Daily Trust.
Ewuga wey be lawyer, sabi dey waka for political world since he contest for governorship ticket against Abdullahi Adamu. Though Adamu carry the day, Ewuga no sit down cross-legged. He collect deputy position when dem win. Later, your guy even reach minister level as Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under President Olusegun Obasanjo. E serve two years before dem shake the cabinet and e gree go back.
This man wey get many lives for politics, try run for governorship again for 2003 and 2007, but no be everywhere wey glass go break, abi wetin dem dey call am? After that, he jump from ANPP to CPC, and together with Tanko Al-Makura, dem finally carry go defeat the then-Governor Aliyu Akwe Doma in 2011. Na dat time ewuga enta Senate to represent Nasarawa North for 7th Assembly. But na wah! After one term, e try contest for governor again, but dem gree say no be for am again.
Dem say e no just dey lost for politics if you dey follow am. Him get different wahala wey he dey face recently. Him pikin wey be pilot, Adzuayi, die for plane crash for Cameroon. Talk about wahala, e don even face kidnap before, wey come leave am with serious injury wey make am no fit move well for many years. E get degree for political science from University of Ibadan and later go Sweden go study Mass Communication. Na real multifaceted guy be this.
Wetin we fit learn from him? Even though life fit take different shape, no let am put you down. Ewuga was eventually treated like true politician wey go inspire many. As dem dey plan him burial, we sabi say e go miss am.
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