BREAKING: Former Nigerian House Of Representatives’ Speaker, Benjamin Chaha, Dies At 82

Chaha, who hails from Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, was the Speaker of Green chamber from October 1983 to December 1983.

Aformer Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Second Republic, Benjamin Chaha, has passed on.

Chaha, who hails from Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, was the Speaker of Green chamber from October 1983 to December 1983.

He was elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the second tenure of President Shehu Shagari in 1983.

Chaha died on Wednesday afternoon after a long-term illness.

His first son, Justice Steven Chaha, confirmed the news but noted that more details will be released tomorrow.

When asked if his father was dead, Steven told Punch, “Yes but please wait and see me in the office tomorrow (Thursday) so I can give you details.”

Benjamin Chaha was born in 1940.

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Second Republic, Benjamin Chaha, has passed on.


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