Sen. Waku dies at 72

A former Senator, Joseph Waku, has died at age of 72 years during a brief illness.
Waku, who was in National Assembly in 1999, was appointed to committees on Senate Services, Works and Housing, Health, Establishment, Water Resources (Chairman) and Privatization.
After leaving office, Waku became active in the Arewa Consultative Forum, a northern lobbying group.
In a December 2003 interview, he said the Middle Belt Forum was deliberately excluding non-Christians from the organization.
He explained that the ACF was formed to give a voice to northern minorities, including those in the Middle Belt.
Speaking as Vice Chairman in June 2008, he accused Senate President David Mark of ethnic prejudice in opposing the appointment of Farida Waziri, a Tiv, as head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.