{"id":115328,"date":"2021-12-02T13:06:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T12:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=115328"},"modified":"2021-12-02T13:15:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T12:15:29","slug":"former-senate-president-joseph-wayas-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/02\/former-senate-president-joseph-wayas-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Former senate president, Joseph Wayas is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former president of the senate in the Second Republic, Joseph Wayas has died at the age of 80.<\/p>\n<p>This was made known by Christian Ita, the special adviser to the Cross Rivers governor on media and publicity.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ita, Wayas died in the early hours of Tuesday in a London hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Ayade, Cross River governor, was quoted as saying Wayas\u2019 death is a \u201cmonumental loss\u201d to the state and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said Wayas left \u201cindelible footprints on the sands of time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a state, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/30\/guard-arrested-for-attempting-to-sell-employers-n3m-car-for-n350000-in-cross-river\/\">Cross River<\/a> is in pains as we mourn the passing of our illustrious son. He was a rare gem. Dr Wayas\u2019 demise is indeed a monumental loss to our dear state and Nigeria,\u201d Ayade was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Senate President, Dr Wayas contributed to the deepening of Nigeria\u2019s democratic ethos through his robust and vibrant leadership of the upper legislative chamber.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd since his retirement from active politics, the former Senate President had been playing a fatherly and stabilising role in the politics and affairs of our state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor condoled with the family of Wayas and said his death is a \u201ccollective loss and the pains a shared one\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are with you in this moment of grief. We have you in our hearts and prayers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Wayas, born May 21, 1941, served as Nigeria\u2019s senate president between 1979 and 1983.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former president of the senate in the Second Republic, Joseph Wayas has died at the age of 80. This was made known by Christian Ita, the special adviser to the Cross Rivers governor on media and publicity. According to Ita, Wayas died in the early hours of Tuesday in a London hospital. 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