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Rivers: Senator Barinada Mpigi died @ 64
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Ruvers: Senator Barinada Mpigi Died @ 64
By Musa Musa
Barinada Mpigi, The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works is dead, Daily Hint reporter has gathered. Senator Barinada Mpigi, 64 died early thursday morning. The late senator was born on June 23, 1961 and died 19th feb 2026.
Late Barinada Mpigi represented the South-East senatorial district of Rivers until his death.
A source confirmed that the lawmaker died on thursday the 19th February 2026 in the morning.
The late lawmaker was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2011 and was reelected to a second term in 2016.
In 2019, he was elected as the senator representing Rivers South-East senatorial district under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
During the Ninth Assembly, senator Barinada Mpigi was appointed chairman of a joint Senate committee set up to investigate crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region.
As at the time of filing this report, no official statement from any of his family members.
