BREAKING: Former Kaduna Governor Balarabe Musa Is Dead

Alhaji Balarabe Musa, a Former Second Republic Governor of old Kaduna State, has died, Naija News understands.

This was made known in a post on Twitter by Senator Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central constituency in the National Assembly.

Musa’s daughter also confirmed that the former governor elected on the platform of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) died on Wednesday morning.

According to her, he will be buried later in the afternoon.

Naija News reports that Balarabe Musa held office from October 1979 until he was impeached on 23 June 1981.

During the Nigerian Fourth Republic, he was the leader of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), a coalition of opposition parties.

Alhaji Balarabe Musa has died.May Allah forgive his souls and grant him Aljanna firdausi.Amin.

— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) November 11, 2020