Until his death on Friday, Yaya Tongo represented Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State and chaired the Nigeria–United Arab Emirates Parliamentary Friendship Group in the House.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of a member of the House, Yaya Tongo, describing his passing as shocking and a painful loss to the parliament and the nation.
