Speaker Nasarawa State House of Assembly Alh.Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi has expressed shock over the demise of former Secretary to Nasarawa State Government Hamza Elayo.

The Speaker in a statement by his Press Secretary Jibrin Gwamna described the passing on of the former SSG and one time Commissioner for Information in the state as colossal and a big blow to the APC party and the state at large.

“Inna lillahi wainna illaihi rajiun,we have loss a friend,a brother and a political associate, this is a big loss,it is a painful exit,may Allah forgive his shortcomings,grant him paradise and console all of us”

Balarabe Abdullahi while praying God to accept his soul in paradise enjoined his immediate family,friends and associates to see his death as an act of God and continued to pray for the repose of his soul.

“What can we say,Allah gives life and take at his own appointed time, it is the way and routes for all,may Hamza Elayo see peace in the world beyond.”

Speaker Balarabe Abdullahi condoled with the government and people of the state over the great loss .