{"id":18947,"date":"2013-11-04T13:54:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T12:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=18947"},"modified":"2013-11-04T13:54:01","modified_gmt":"2013-11-04T12:54:01","slug":"taraba-speaker-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/taraba-speaker-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Taraba Speaker Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Mr. Haruna Tsokwa, passed on Monday morning of an undisclosed ailment at the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, the state capital.<\/p>\n<p>Reports have it that the late Tsokwa took ill last Thursday and was rushed to a hospital, where he eventually passed on.<\/p>\n<p>Kefas Sule, spokesperson of Acting Governor, Garba Umar who confirmed the death said \u201cHe died this morning, after a brief illness\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He however failed to provide further details, saying the state government was still awaiting reports from the Speakers\u2019 Doctors.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Mr. Haruna Tsokwa, passed on Monday morning of an undisclosed ailment at the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, the state capital. 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