BREAKING: Balarabe Musa Buried In Kaduna

Former Kaduna State Governor, Balarabe Musa has been buried.

Musa was buried in his home at Angwan Rimi area of the state, on Wednesday.

Recall that the elder statesman had died in the early hours of Wednesday.

“Balarabe Musa has just been buried directly behind his house” the source said.

Musa’s death was disclosed by former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Dani via his Twitter handle, on Wednesday.

“Alhaji Balarabe Musa has died. May Allah forgive his souls and grant him Aljanna firdausi. Amin,” Sani wrote.

The funeral prayer conducted immediately after the Asri (early evening prayer), was also attended by two former Governors, Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi and Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, while the incumbent Governor Nasir El-Rufai who was said to have travelled out of the country, was represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Balarabe Abbas Lawal.

Others sighted are; Senator Shehu Sani, Chief Judge of Kaduna State, Justice Mohammed Lawal, Alhaji Lema Jibril, PDP Governorship Candidate in 2019 election, Hon. Isah Mohammed Ashiru, former executive secretary of Petroleum Technology Development Fund, Alhaji Hussaini Jallo and several serving and former Commissioners and District Heads.

The deceased was elected governor of Kaduna State in 1979 but was later impeached.

Musa was considered a progressive and worked with people of like minds to mobilise against the military junta of late Sani Abacha.

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