Ex-Yobe governor Bukar Ibrahim has died in Saudi Arabia.
Glamtush reports that ex-Yobe governor Bukar Abba Ibrahim has died in Saudi Arabia aged 73.
This online news platform understands that the first civilian governor of the state died while receiving medical treatment in Saudi Arabia.
Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni confirmed the death of the former senator representing Yobe East district.
Announcing the death of the former governor, Buni, through his Director General of Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed said Ibrahim died on Sunday while receiving treatment for a protracted illness in Saudi Arabia and will be buried there.
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.
He said, “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 prayed.
He, therefore, called on the people and friends of Yobe State to join his family, the government, and the people of the state to pray for the repose of the soul of the former governor.
Abba Ibrahim, a renowned politician who died at 73, is the husband of a serving lawmaker Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim, the member representing Gujba, Gulani, Damaturu, and Tarmuwa Federal Constituency.
Governor Buni has 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.
