Ben Bruce has revealed what Isa Funtua told him 3 hours before his death.
NewsOne Nigeria had reported earlier that Isa Funtua died in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital while undergoing a routine medical check-up. The Newspaper patron and influential media leader died at 78 years old after he reportedly suffered a massive heart attack during the medical check-up.
Moments after his death, Nigerian Senator, Benedict Murray-Bruce, who represented the Bayelsa East constituency on the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 8th Nigerian Senate, took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, to reveal that he spoke with late Isa Funtua 3 hours before his death.
According to the former Bayelsa East lawmaker, Isa Funtua had told him 3 hours earlier before he was reported dead that he would call him the next day (today, Tuesday, July 21, 2020).
Senator Bruce, however, expressed his grieve with the family of the deceased and asked God to grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.
“I am saddened by the death of my brother and senior colleague, Mallam Isa Funtua. I spoke to him just three hours before his reported death, and he promised to further call me tomorrow. I pray that God comforts his family and loved ones, and may his soul rest in peace.”
I am saddened by the death of my brother and senior colleague, Mallam Isa Funtua. I spoke to him just three hours before his reported death, and he promised to further call me tomorrow. I pray that God comforts his family and loved ones, and may his soul rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/zISZWcTJMT
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) July 20, 2020
Meanwhile, Isa Funtua will be buried today, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The life patron of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria hailed from Katsina like the president. He served as a minister of water resources under ex-President Shehu Shagari, who presided over Nigeria between 1979 and 1983.
