Godiya Akwashiki

Godiya Akwashiki (3 August 1973 – 31 December 2025) 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 Angba Iggah, Nasarawa Eggon local government area in Nasarawa State on 3 August 1973, to Akwashiki Walaro and Ramatu Akwashiki.

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 (2011-2015), he was the Majority Leader in the State Assembly. In his second term (2015-2019), 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.

Death Akwashiki died on 31 December 2025 in India, where he had been hospitalized due to an illness that had affected him for some time. He was 52.