Balarabe Musa is dead

Former Kaduna State Governor Balarabe Musa has died, his longtime associate Shehu Sani announced on Wednesday.
Mr. Musa was the former governor of Kaduna State, becoming the first to be impeached in the early 80s.
He played multiple roles over the last four decades in Nigerian political and socio-economic activities, forming alliances across multiple sections of the country.
He was 84. Details shortly.
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