Godiya Akwashiki
Godiya Akwashiki was a Nigerian politician. He was the senator representing Nasarawa North senatorial district in Nasarawa State. He was elected into the senate during the 2019 general elections of Nigeria. Akwashiki was re-elected during the 2023 general election. Before being elected into the senate he was the Deputy Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.
Early life and education
Akwashiki was born in, Nasarawa Eggon local government area in Nasarawa State on 3 August 1973, to Akwashiki Walaro and Ramatu Akwashiki. He attended the Government Primary School, where he finished with his First School Leaving Certificate in 1987. In 1988 he enrolled into the Government Technical College, and graduated with the Senior Secondary Certificate in Education in 1993.He enrolled into the Nasarawa State University, Keffi and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2010. He was married with children.
Political career
From 2011 to 2019, Akwashiki, under the platform of the People's Democratic Party was a member of the Nasarawa State Assembly. During his first term, he was the Majority Leader in the State Assembly. In his second term, he was appointed the Deputy Speaker of the State Assembly, a position he held until 2019 when, under the All Progressives Congress (APC), he contested and won the Nasarawa North senatorial seat.Akwashiki was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Inter-parliamentary Affairs and Vice Chairman of the Media and Public Affairs Committee.
He was named the chairman, Senate committee on Airforce of the 10th senate on 8 August 2023.