Bayelsa-born politician, Senator Inatimi Rufus-Spiff, is dead.He was aged 68.
Senator Inatimi Rufus-Spiff, represented Bayelsa East at the National Assembly between 2003 and 2007.
A statement by his brother and paramount ruler of Cameroun-Ama, Twon Brass, in the Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Beinmo Rufus-Spiff, said the former senator passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022 in a hospital in Abuja.
The statement stated that the burial arrangements would be announced later by the family.
The late Rufus-Spiff was Secretary to the Government of the old Rivers State under Governor Rufus Ada George.
Before going to the Senate, he had also served as the Commissioner for Education in Bayelsa State during the administration of the first civilian governor of the state, late Diepreye Alamieyeseigha.
He also served as the chairman of the Governing Council of the Bayelsa State College of Health Technology, Otuogidi.
The deceased politician was also the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee in Bayelsa State.
He was also a member of the state PDP Presidential Campaign Advisory Council for the 2023 general election, which Governor Douye Diri inaugurated on November 30, 2022.
