*Pix above: Sen Bukar Abba Ibrahim
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A former governor of Yobe State and ex-lawmaker who prided himself as Boko-Haram Senator, Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim, is dead, a government statement has confirmed.
Aged 73, Ibrahim died on Sunday in Saudi Arabia during a protracted illness.
Ibrahim of the ANPP was the governor of the state from May 1999 to May 2007.
The State Online recalls that he was elected to the Senate for the Yobe East District in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011, during which he proudly introduce himself during the plenary as the Senator representing the good people of Yobe East senatorial district, including the Boko-Haram elements.
Confirming Ibrahim’s death, Yobe Gov. Mai Buni, expressed shock and regret at the death.
Buni’s media aide, Mamman Mohammed, said Ibrahim died while receiving treatment for a Buni further directed all other aspects of the funeral and condolences to be taken over by the state government to accord the late governor a state burial and honour.
protracted illness in Saudi Arabia and will be buried there.
“This is a huge loss for us at this time, but that is the wish of Allah, our creator. May Allah (SWT) forgive his shortcomings and admit him into Aljannatu Firdaus,” the governor said./PLEASE SHARE
*Tags: Gov. Mai Buni, Mamman Mohammed, YBSG
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