BEVERLY HILLS, January 8, (THEWILL) – A former Governor of Niger State, Abdulkadir Abdullahi Kure, has died in a German hospital following complications from a liver disease.
Kure, who served two terms as Governor from 1999-2007, passed on to glory Sunday.
The Niger State government has declared three days of mourning for the politician and ordered all flags in government establishments to be flown at half mast throughout the period.
Jonathan Vatsa, the state’s Commissioner for Information, disclosed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday.
According to the Commissioner, Gov. Abubakar Bello has also declared a work free day on the day of the burial of the former governor to enable citizens accord the departed leader a befitting burial and respect.
Vatsa expressed that the government will miss the wise counsel of the former governor, who despite political differences never fail to offer meaningful advice to the present government.
The intervention of the former governor during the recent labour crisis in the state was not only legendary but showed him as an elder stateman, whose main concern was for the good, progress and unity of the state.
“Engineer Abdulkadir Abdullahi Kure remains a leader who out of office showed concern for the development of our state.”
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