Tuesday, 3rd February, 2026
Hon Yussif Jajah Issaka
Ayawaso North
Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. With your leave I read the tribute Statement of the late Colleague of ours, Alhaji Naser Toure Mahama.
Mr Speaker, Alhaji Naser Toure Mahama was a distinguished businessman, political leader, devoted family man, and committed servant of the people of the Ayawaso East Constituency. His life was marked by excellence, humility, discipline, and unwavering dedication to public service. From the boardroom to Parliament, and from his Constituency to his home, he lived a life of purpose and impact, quietly shaping communities, institutions, and lived for decades.
Hon Toure hailed from Kue, a community in the Northern Region of Ghana, and was born on Wednesday, 17th March, 1965, in Nima 441. He was raised within the rich cultural and moral framework, Ghanaian values, hospitality, integrity, leadership, and communal responsibility. These formative influences shaped the strong character that would later define his political and business leadership.
Hon Toure began his basic education at Kanda 1 and 2 Primary School, and later proceeded to West African Senior Secondary School (WASS) in Accra. With a strong desire to broaden his horizon, he travelled extensively to Syria, Jordan, and Japan, gaining valuable work experiences that shaped his worldview, discipline, and commitment to service. After years abroad, he returned to Ghana in the year 2000, and soon aligned with the developmental vision of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
In the year 2006, he began active service in the party, earning the trust of members and community leaders through dedication, humility, and hard work. His unwavering commitment to the betterment of his people led to his election to Parliament in the year 2012. He entered into this House in the Sixth Parliament on 7th January, 2013, where he represented, with excellence, the good people of Ayawaso East. He was a devoted Muslim throughout his life, guided by the principle of faith, service, compassion, and humility.
Mr Speaker, Hon Naser Toure believed deeply in lifelong learning. Despite his early successes in business and leadership, he continued to invest in his education and professional development with academic institutions like London Centre of Management, Zone Investment Ghana, International University of the United States, the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP), in Boston, USA. These academic pursuits laid the foundation for his remarkable competence, particularly in the energy and petroleum sector, areas that later influenced significantly both in Parliament and in private enterprise.
Before and during his political career, Hon Naser Toure distinguished himself as an astute businessman. He was the Managing Director of the Aminaser Group of Companies, a thriving company. He nurtured it into a respected national brand. Under his stewardship, the group grew into a multifaceted business empire with a strong community impact. The major companies under the group include Aminaser Oil and Gas Company Limited, Aminaser Mart, Aminaser Construction, Aminaser Forex Bureau, and OTA Forex Bureau. Hon Nassar Toure was more than a Managing Director, he was a visionary leader who held policy, empowered staff, created employment, supported young entrepreneurs, and demonstrated measurable excellence in Ghana’s private sector landscape.
His passion for community growth, fairness, and national development led him into politics. He became a dedicated member of the NDC, serving his party and constituency with passion and humility. In 2012, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East Constituency in Accra, a passion he held with honourable distinction for fourconsecutive terms until his demise in January, 2026.
Mr Speaker, during his tenure, Hon Toure Mahama served on a number of Committees, including the Committee on Energy, where he was the Vice-Chairman until he died; the Committee on Roads and Transportation as a Member; the House Committee; the Committee on Private Members’ Bill and the Private Members’ Motion; the Committee on Judiciary; and many others.
Mr Speaker, he also served on several boards, including the Petroleum Commission and Energy Commission. He was known among his Colleagues as a calm, respectful, principled, and thoughtful legislator; one who preferred service to noise and impact to popularity. His contributions to the Committee on Energy were particularly notable, reflecting his deep knowledge in the petroleum regulation, upstream negotiation, and energy sector management.
Hon Naser Toure served the people of Ayawaso East with extraordinary dedication. He was fatherly, approachable, generous, and available to all. He provided educational support and scholarship, offered job opportunities through his business, and immensely supported community organisations and youth groups. His constituents remember him for the following notable projects, infrastructure and sanitation improvements, roads and traffic upgrades, community facility enhancements, bridge and local links, sanitation and engagement focus, parliamentary roles and influence, health, and many others.
Mr Speaker, behind this public figure was a devoted family man. Hon Toure Mahama was married to his beloved wife, Hajia Amina Adam McNaza, for over 25 years. The home was one filled with love, mutual respect, and partnership. He was blessed with a son and a daughter, and one adopted daughter. As a father, he was caring, present, loving, and protective. His children remember him as their guide, teacher, provider, and a hero. Hon Naser Toure fought his final illness with strength, dignity, and faith.
Mr Speaker, on Saturday, 4th January, 2026, after a brief period of sickness, he passed away at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. 5:00 p.m. His transition marks the end of an era, but his legacy, values, and impact remain deeply entrenched in the hearts of his family, his constituency, his business community, and Colleagues in Parliament. Hon Naser Toure Mahama lived a life worth celebrating, a life of service, excellence, humility, and devotion to both God and humanity. He was a pillar of strength, a beacon of leadership, and a blessing to all who encountered him.
Mr Speaker, let me end this with two verses from the Qur’an chapter 20 verse 55 which says minhaa khalaqnaakum wa fiyhaa nu’lydukum wa minhaa nukhrijukum taaratan ukhra to wit, From the earth we created you and into theearth we will return you and from it the earth we will extract you another day. Mr Speaker, permit me to quote the last verse coming from the Qur’an chapter 2 verse 156, which says Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun to wit, Allah says indeed to him Allah we belong and to him shall we return.
Mr Speaker, with this, let me say may the Almighty Allah grant our Colleague, Hon Mahama Naser Toure Jannatul Firdaus. May the good Lord forgive his shortcomings, and may the good Lord bless his family and all who mourn him.
Thank you, Mr Speaker.
Hon Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah
Ho West
Mr Speaker, I want to commend my Brother, the Deputy Minister for Tourism and Creative Arts, Hon Jajah, for this tribute on behalf of all of us and for our Hon Colleague, my immediate past Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Energy.
Mr Speaker, the late Hon Naser Toure Mahama met us in this House when in the Ninth Parliament, I was asked to Chair the Committee on Energy. He had been a Member of the Committee on Energy, the ViceChairperson and Deputy Ranking Member of that Committee. When I took over as the Chairperson of the Committee on Energy, with vast experience and knowledge in the energy sector, both the petroleum and power sectors, I relied heavily on him.
Mr Speaker, in the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, I was asked to represent Parliament somewhere else, and he, as the ViceChairperson of the Committee, had to take over and perform his duty. Little did we know that that was the last official duty that he would be performing on this Floor.
Mr Speaker, just as my Colleague has mentioned, Hon Naser Toure Mahama was a calm personality. Anytime we go for a meeting, and we need some understanding, he is the one we rely on, being a Member of that Committee for four consecutive periods in the House. We have lost a gem. We have lost someone who has knowledge in the field of petroleum and power.
On Sunday 4th January, I was driving to church when I heard the news that my Vice-Chairperson has passed on. Quickly, I made two telephone calls and it was confirmed. I was really shocked because even though our Hon Colleague was not in the best of health, anytime we have Committee meetings, even outside, Hon Naser Toure Mahama would like to be at that Committee meeting. Sometimes at the peril of his own life, he travels with us. We see him travelling back to Accra and then returning to Committee meetings or even our rounds when we are visiting some installations under our Committee. H
e was one person you will not find angry. Sometimes, at provocation from other Colleagues, he would just say “Hon Chairman, calm down. We have done this before, and we will do it again. Hon Chairman, calm down; do not mind them. We have done this before”. That is the person we have lost. We can only say may his soul rest in peace and we pray that his family will take solace in the fact that he has performed his duty and received a higher calling to perform that.
Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity.
Hon Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin
Effutu
Thank you.
Mr Speaker, it is unfortunate I have to make these comments at a time that my respected Brother is no more with us. But one thing I need to put across is that when we come into this Chamber with our party colours hanging around our neck, we must make friends across the aisle. Our Hon Colleague and I struck a great accord when we entered into this Chamber together in 2013. We bonded. He will come home, and we will eat together. I will go to his house, and we will eat together. Hajia will cook and say “Leader, come and eat”.
Mr Speaker, the only time that Hon Naser will not answer my telephone call, especially when I became a Majority Leader, was when I found myself in crisis and I needed him. After operations, he will answer my telephone call and say “Leader, this one, forgive me” and I would say, I understand. Mr Speaker, he kept talking about his daughter, a very beautiful hard-working daughter, and I kept talking about my son. Little did we know that both kids were pursuing a medical programme, and the same prestigious university had admitted them for their medical education. As if it is a coincidence. Because he will come to me and say, Leader, your daughter wants to do medicine; she passed the IB, and I say, your son also made it, we are trying to get admission for him; he has gone through the interview.
Mr Speaker, it was only when we travelled out of town that we met, and there we were, the kids had met in the same university doing medicine. So, if I am unable to visit and Hajia gets there, she will take care of my son and take care of their daughter, and vice versa. I knew my Brother was a bit under the weather, but I was not expecting that the Lord Almighty would summon him so soon.
Mr Speaker, before we rose, in fact, even on that day, he was with me. We spoke at length. When the children came for vacation, we were supposed to meet. The understanding was that we were going to meet and have a joint family meeting for the Christmas because all the children were back from school. Then that unfortunate morning, the text message came from Hajia that “Leader, your Brother is gone”. How? Very sad.
Mr Speaker, I have never been to a cemetery since I became an adult, but I said on this occasion, he is a true Brother and for me, there is nothing like friendship. One must honour it till casket, even at the peril of one’s life. A true friend is difficult to find. So, I went to the Madina Cemetery where my Brother had been brought for final rites and I made sure I touched him and helped lower him into his grave with honour. Let me thank the family members for allowing me the opportunity to be part of that last rite of honour. I felt satisfied because he was a true Brother who shared with me the relevant code of life.
Mr Speaker, that said, I would want to urge all of us—The work we do in this Chamber is very demanding. Let us find time to do our check-ups. Let us find time to exercise. Do not let us underestimate the work we do.
Two years or so ago, I was part of Colleagues who went for a training programme in the United States. We met some senators, and when we shared experiences, we realised that those of us from this part of the world take political leadership for granted. One senator said he had a psychic advisor, had a psychiatrist, had a communication director, has a sports whatever, et cetera. All these are specialists that he pays to assist him because the workload is not easy. Constituents come to Members for money and for everything. One needs to prepare oneself for this Chamber. Sometimes the money is not even there.
Mr Speaker, there have been times that I had gone to Winneba, shared money, and on my way back, my driver had told me that “Chief, fuel no, akɔ fɔm. Asɔ red.” Not once, not twice, several times, that I did not have money at the time. Mr Speaker, there are a lot of sad stories that my Colleagues here know we go through. So, I will beg of all of us, we have a family to live for. Let us not assume that this political engagement is trivial; It is not. Do not let us take it for granted.
Let us look at all areas and take care of them so that we will be effective in this Chamber. Because the law is clear, very mandatory that if a Member is not there, elections should be organised within 30 days. People will be fighting for seat in primaries and all.
Mr Speaker, that said, may the gentle soul of our Brother rest in perfect peace. He was such a great soul, very loving, caring, affable, easy of address, courteous in manners, and able to accommodate friends on all sides, and I loved the friendship we struck.
I thank you, Mr Speaker, for this gracious opportunity.
Hon Yusif Sulemana
Bole Bamboi
Mr Speaker, I am grateful for this opportunity.
Let me first of all thank the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts who read this very important tribute. Let me also thank my senior Colleagues who have already said very good things about our Brother, Alhaji Naser Toure Mahama. Indeed, for me as a Muslim, I want to bear witness to the good things that he has done as a Muslim. I am the chairman of the Muslim Caucus, and so it is imperative for me to bear witness to what he has done as a Muslim.
But before I continue, I want to make reference to the Holy Quran, Chapter 2, Verse 155-156, which says that: “Walanabluwannakum bishay-in mina alkhawfiwaljooAAi wanaqsin mina al-amwali walanfusiwaththamarati wabashshiri assabireen. Allatheena itha asabathummuseebatun qaloo inna lillahi wa-innailayhi rajiAAoon To wit, “And we certainly shall test you with anger, with loss of fruits, with loss of lives, and with loss of so many things.
But we expect that you shall endure when we test you if you are a Muslim. And you shall also know that it is from me, Allah, that you have come from, and it is to me that you will return”. Again, the Quran says that: Kullu nafsin zaikatul maut, to wit, “Every soul shall taste death”. And so, we are not surprised when our Brother had to leave, because as Muslims we are very certain that one day he would return to his creator. And it is just for us all to know that when death is coming, it will not announce its arrival. And so, for us as Muslims, we know it can come at any time, and if it has come and he is gone, we can only praise Allah for giving him to us and for making him use his life to serve his people the way he did.
Mr Speaker, I said to myself and to all of us that I am here to bear witness to what he has done as a Muslim. I can testify that Hon Naser has fulfilled all the five pillars of Islam. He has said what we call the Khalima, believing that there is none to worship but Allah, and that the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) is his messenger. He has done that several times, and I can bear witness to that. I can also bear witness to the fact that he was always with us in the mosque every Friday to pray. Sometimes by the time we get there, he was already sitting there. Sometimes when one is leaving, he was just sitting there supplicating. And so, we want to bear witness that he fulfilled that other pillar of Islam.
Again, when it comes to the payment of what we call Zakat, we can also bear witness that he has fulfilled that pillar. When it comes to the performance of Hajj, he has also performed Hajj several times and I remember last year or so, I was on the same flight with him going to Mecca to perform Umrah. It was when we got to Medina that he felt unwell and had to return to Ghana. It tells how committed he was to his religion, how committed he was to serve Allah. That even when he was not well, he was still going to Mecca to worship his creator. That is the kind of person we are talking about. So, for me, Inshallah, our Hon Colleague should be in paradise.
Inshallah. Again, he served on several committees as his contribution to the Muslim Caucus. Any time there was a meeting, Hon Naser was always there and he contributed immensely to our discussions. There were very sensitive issues that came up at our meetings and my Hon Colleagues here would bear me witness how calm he was in addressing those issues. And so today, if we have lost him, we can only praise Allah because we did nothing and he was given to us, and we did nothing and God has taken him. We need to praise God and I can assure us that it is a place all of us will go. It was his time to go and he is gone. We pray that the good Lord will have mercy on him and grant him jannatul firdaus.
We want to also share our condolences with the wife, the children, and the family and to say that God will replace him in a manner that they will be alright. With these few words, once again, I want to thank my uncle, Hon Yussif Jajah. I want to thank my senior Colleagues who have shared their experiences with our Brother who, today, as we speak, inshallah, is resting with his creator. Thank you.
Hon Matthew Nyindam
Kpandai
Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity to also pay tribute to my good Friend, Alhaji Naser Mahama.
Mr Speaker, Alhaji and I came to the Chamber on the same day. I did not know him, so when we all walked in, and they mentioned that I was the MP for Kpandai, he walked up to me and told me I was his MP because he shared roots in Kpandai. He mentioned that the 1992 conflict brought him back to Accra. Since then, he has never gone back to Kpandai.
Mr Speaker, from that day, Alhaji took me as a brother. Any time we met at the coffee shop; he spoke to me as a brother. Although we all belong to different political parties, Alhaji was not excessively partisan. He took everybody as a brother. He was not the loud type. Alhaji will not speak much, but Alhaji had a lot of wisdom. He was very calm, gentle and affable.
Mr Speaker, death, as we all know, is a journey we will all embark on. But after we are no more, what will people say about us? It is so important. I pray, and I am with the family. When I heard that Alhaji was no more, I wished I had the opportunity to accompany Alhaji to his resting place. But unfortunately, Mr Speaker, I was in crisis. So, there was no way I could avail myself to accompany Alhaji.
Mr Speaker, there is this belief in Islam that when they are going to the cemetery, as many as we can, we accompany the dead body to the cemetery. This is something I appreciate a lot. Although Alhaji is not with us, I do not know the family personally. I wish and pray that the good Lord will be with them, and may the good Lord give him a perfect rest, and may his soul rest in perfect peace.
Thank you, Mr Speaker.
Hon Laadi Ayii Ayamba
Pusiga
Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to the Statement made by my Hon Colleague, Hon Jajah.
Mr Speaker, Alhaji Naser Toure was one of the individuals whom one can refer to and reflect about when it comes to his gentility. This is a man who spoke very gently. It is one of the observations I had made about him. What he would simply say to me if we met was, “Hajia, how are you?” Hon Naser Toure was always present, basically at all our committee meetings on roads and transport.
Mr Speaker, I recall during one of our fasting seasons, we were in the Chamber here, and it was very late. All of us as Muslims wanted to just leave and go to break our fast. When we went to the coffee shop to get some water, he said, “Hajia, please wait. My wife is going to bring some food.” We were surprised because more than enough was given. She brought the food. We sat together, and it was so nice.
Hon Naser Toure Mahama never ever raised his voice, and he ensured that he spoke calmly, no matter what was being discussed. It has been said, and as my Colleagues have mentioned—I have not been to an Arabic school, although I am a staunch Muslim. I believe that there is a time and season for everything, so it is with life. Much as we do not know when it was given, we believe that at the time the Almighty Allah made that seed to be planted—We did not know, and nobody has ever known, except He alone.
The Almighty Allah has also stated clearly, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un”, to wit, from Him, each one of us has come and to Him we shall return. There is no time, no day, no place and no circumstance that is known by any individual as to how, when, or where we will pass. We owe death if we do not owe anybody, and each and every one of us must be ready. For that matter, it is a lesson for all of us. All that I can say is that let us believe that as we hear, see, and observe others pass, so is it incumbent on us that one day, no matter what, whether we are ready or not, we will also pass. The only prayer we have is that all the good things that we do on earth should follow us into our final resting places.
Mr Speaker, I pray that the Almighty Allah grants our Brother, Hon Naser Toure Mahama Jannatul Firdaus, and that he should also grant us the living, long life and prosperity. One day, when it is our turn, we shall also go in peace. My condolences to his wife, the family, and everyone. Mr Speaker, thank you for the Statement and for listening to me.
Hon Alfred Nii Kotey Ashie
Odododiodioo
I want to take the opportunity to thank my big Brother, the Hon Deputy Minister, Mr Jajah, for the Statement made. I also want to add my voice to say that may the soul of Mr Naser Toure Mahama rest well in the bosom of Allah.
When I entered Parliament, I remember how he met me, stretched forth his arms and welcomed me, and said, “Gentleman, you are welcome to Parliament”. He shared how he observed the elections in my Constituency, Odododiodioo, and I recall very well how he said, “you are such a strong young man”. Meanwhile, I know I am quite calm and reserved.
Mr Speaker, getting to know him well, even though people had said that I was too calm for a constituency like Odododiodioo, I said no, for a man presiding over a constituency which is predominantly a Muslim community, he was a little too calm for that. He would call me, and he would advise, and say that, “you know, as you are here, you do not have to do this, or do that, and this is the way to go”. So, I saw a father figure in him. So, indeed, he was fatherly.
Truly, he was very approachable, and I must also confess that he was humble and affectionate. When I became a member of the leadership of the Greater Accra Members of Parliament (MPs) Caucus, I would confer with him to share with me and guide me on the way to go. The news, obviously, of his death, became shocking to all of us. I recall when the call came, I said no, it could not be true. So, I started calling Hon Colleagues. When it was confirmed, in fact, I became, for want of a better word, disabled. I could not move; I could not think. We have lost a great leader. We have lost a calm gentleman. We have lost a man with a wealth of knowledge and experience, just as he has been praised.
We take solace in the fact that his legacy will speak well of him. I wish the family, especially the wife and daughter, my deepest condolences, and on behalf of the Greater Accra MPs’ Caucus, we say, inshallah, he should indeed be in paradise. Thank you, Mr Speaker.
Hon Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo
Wa Central
Mr Speaker, I also rise to contribute to the Statement and to say that this man who lived and died, died as a great man.
In Shakespeare, a character said that all the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players, but a man in his life plays many parts. In the life of Mr Naser Toure Mahama, he played many parts. He played several parts out of the country. It dawned on him to come to Ghana, and he came to Ghana, contributed his quota, represented his people, committed himself to their service and to God’s service.
Mr Speaker, I interacted with him several times, especially when we served in the same Committee. As a member of the Committee on Energy at the time, we worked very closely together. He is not a man who talked much, but he is a man who taught much, and in his personal life, he did so much that I believe his family would miss him a lot. I wish to, first of all, extend my deepest condolences to his wife and kids for everything he represented in their lives and for the huge loss in their lives.
Mr Speaker, one thing I learned from him is that no matter who you are, continue to be humble. I have a symbolic representation in that aspect in my own life, but in the life of Mr Mahama Toure, he showed that in his wealth, he was still himself. In his endeavour as a politician, he was still himself. He lived a life that a man who rises to see what he has done can only salute him.
In this contribution, I want to wish him well in the sight of Allah. I know that by what he represented, by everything he did, he did it because he thought that one day he would no longer be on earth. This has taught us a lesson. I believe we all have to learn that lesson. We have heard about great men who have passed on. One of the greatest who passed on was Alexander the Great, a man who ruled almost all the world. Before he got to 40 years, he died.
His death is another reminder that as we are all here, we are matching towards one simple destination; a destination where we will be oblivious of this world; we will die, and our deaths will be forgotten by a future generation. It tells us that what will be left is the deeds we would have performed. This man performed so much that every member of his constituency you met would still tell you they wanted him to contest the elections. I interacted with several of them during the funeral, and they regretted that he died so soon.
Mr Speaker, let me extend my condolences to all of them; the constituents, his wife, his children and everybody who thinks so much about him, and who have been touched by his exit from this world. May his great soul rest in perfect peace. Amen.
Hon Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe
Ada
Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity.
I would like to thank Hon Jajah, the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, for the Statement. Mr Speaker, it is with deep sadness that we say goodbye to a wonderful Colleague and Friend, the late Hon Naser Toure Mahama. Mr Speaker, in 2013, we were ushered in as new MPs, and in Greater Accra, we were five. Hon Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, Hon Christian Corleytey Otuteye, Hon Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, Hon Naser Toure Mahama and me. We grew ourselves together as sisters, brothers and colleagues, and we worked together. Along the line, three were out and I was left with Hon Naser. Recently, in this Eighth Parliament, he became our Caucus Chairperson.
Mr Speaker, Hon Naser, as a Caucus Chairperson, was so wonderful. His dedication, kindness, and humour, cannot be taken away from him. He brought some calmness in the Caucus. Anytime he is available, we see that the place is different, because he is a different person altogether. Hon Naser, little did I know he would pass away. We were here before we went on recess. Before then, I can remember when he wanted to be the Chairperson of the Committee on Energy and he could not get it, we told him he will get a board membership, so it should not be a big deal. He said “No problem, but Hon Doyoe, I would like that board to go to my spouse, which is my wife”. I said he was the MP. But, he insisted saying “No, I want everything to go to her, so that she can take good care of the children”. He did not add “when he is no more”. I did not know he was even going to pass.
Mr Speaker, in fact, I received the news with shock. That day, I started having a runny tummy, because he was somebody whom I could call a brother, a friend and a father. Any time, any day, and anything, he would consult me and say “Leader, what do you think?” I also consulted him as a Caucus Chairperson. We worked together and did everything together. Mr Speaker, Hon Naser has left a huge vacuum when it comes to unity and work.
Mr Speaker, I will take the opportunity to console the wife, the family, and the children. I now understand why he kept telling me that if anything, I should push it to his wife. He said “for board membership, push it to my wife”. I asked, why? He said “no, just give it to my wife”. Not knowing, he knows what is going to happen. I think now he will be resting in the bosom of the Lord. I wish his wife and the children well. I also wish his family and the NDC in Ayawaso East well. May God console all of us. [Interruption] That was what he said, that we should give everything to the wife.
Today, as we are here paying tribute to him, we will visit the wife as a Caucus and then console her. He died when we were on recess, so we could not do the needful. We will now go to the house and do the needful. The Ayawaso East Constituency executives will fix a time and a date, and we will meet all of them as a Caucus and console them. May his soul rest in perfect peace.
Thank you, Mr Speaker.