Former Military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, said on Sunday that the sudden death of former Governor of Niger State, Abdulkadir Abdullahi Kure came to him as a great shock.
Babangida in a condolence to the Family of the deceased, Government and people of Niger, said as a believer, “All souls must taste dead’ sooner or later”.
“My amiable friend and companion is gone. We that were left behind are on transit sooner or later, we will go.”
He prayed for Allah’s mercy and forgiveness for the late Abdulkadir Kure and urged the family, people of Niger and Nigeria at large to take heart. Kure died on Sunday in a German hospital at the age of 60.
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger described the death of Kure, as a great lost to the state and the country at large.
The former governor of Niger, Alhaji Abdulkadir Kure, died on Sunday in a German hospital at the age of 60.
Late Kure The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party in Niger, Tanko Beji, confirmed the death of the former two-term governor of the state on Sunday.
Reacting to Kure’s death, Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger described the death of Kure, as a great lost to the state and the country at large. Bello in Minna said that “I am very shocked but “from Allah we come to him we shall all return.
“I was with him about two weeks ago in Abuja where we discussed on how to ensure good democratic governance in our state,” he said.
Represented by Jide Orintunsin, his Senior Special Assistant Media, Bello said that the state would continued to remembered him for his giant developmental strides during his two terms in office.
The deceased became the governor of Niger from May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2007 under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party.
He introduced Sharia Legal System in the state in May 2000. Kure was survived by wife and six children.
