NAN-H-17
Burial
By Mohammed Lawal
Zaria (Kaduna State), Aug. 4, 2017 (NAN) The remains of the former deputy governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Garba Muhammad-Gadi, who died in an Indian hospital three days ago, are to be buried on Saturday.
The body is expected to arrive in Nigeria on Friday evening.
A close relation to the deceased, Alhaji Abdurrahman Nuhu-Bayero, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Friday, that the funeral prayer would be held at the Central Mosque, Azare, in Bauchi State, at about 11:00a.m.
NAN recalls that Muhammad-Gadi died at the age of 70 after a protracted illness, leaving behind three wives and 15 children.
Muhammad-Gadi served as deputy governor under the administration of Gov. Isa Yuguda, from 2007 to 2011.
He was also the National Chairman, Merger Committee, which supervised the fusing of CPC with other political parties that gave birth to the All Progressives Congress (APC). (NAN)
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