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Olabode Adaramola<\/p>\n

Minna, Niger State capital was a Mecca of sorts on Wednesday as friends, political associates, former members of the executive council that served during the\u00a0 8 year rule of the late former state governor, Eng. Abdullahi Abdulkadir Kure\u00a0 as well as\u00a0 sympathizers stormed his Minna,\u00a0 GRA residence of the deceased to pay their last respect and bid him farewell.<\/p>\n

League of Imams led by the Chief Imam of Minna, Sheikh Ibrahim Abu Fari had earlier in the morning conducted a special prayer session on the remains of the former governor and for his family.<\/p>\n

The cleric\u2019s\u00a0prayer session was a follow up to series of prayers which was kick started by the Etsu Lapai, Alh. Umar Bago Tafida, Estu Agaie, Alh. Yusuf Nuhu and Emir of Minna, Alh. Farouq Bahago after the\u00a0body of the late former governor\u00a0arrived Minna on Tuesday night on board a Chartered Aircraft from Germany en route Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.<\/p>\n

Many dignitaries took their turns\u00a0to offer prayers on the remains of the erstwhile\u00a0governor before his body was driven to the Eid-praying ground Minna for Janizar prayers.<\/p>

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The early callers include former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ibrahim Mantu, former Governor of Sokoto, Alh. Attahiru Bafarawa, former Minister of Information, Prof.\u00a0 Jerry Gana, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Minister of Defence, Alhaji\u00a0 Yayale Ahmed and Daar Communication Chairman, Chief Raymond Dokepsi.<\/p>\n

Others include Colonel Habibu Shuaibu, a former\u00a0military administrator of the state, Dr. Shem Nuhu Zagbayi, former deputy governor of the state, serving and former members\u2019 national and state assembly and political leaders from different political parties.<\/p>\n

The body was later brought out of the house at about 11:24am. It was a herculean task to ferry the body in a distance less than 10 metres from the house to ambulance more than 6 minutes, as people surge in to have a last touch\u00a0\u200eof the body.<\/p>\n

The shout of “Allahu Akubar\u201d rented the air as both men and women broke down in tears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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