A former governor of Gombe state, Abubakar
Hashidu, is dead.
A family source said Mr Hashidu died Friday
morning at his home in Gombe after battling
Alzheimers disease for some years.
He was 74 years old.
Mr Hashidu was governor of Gombe state
from May 1999 to May 2003. He was elected
on the platform of then All Peoples Party
(APP).
A family friend who confirmed the death of
the former governor said he would be
buried by 5pm Friday evening.
Mr Hashidu was also a Minister of Water
Resources as well as a Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development during
the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida.
He was also a member of the Vision 2010
committee set up by late head of state,
Sani Abacha.
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