A former governor of Sokoto State, Garba Nadama, is dead.
He died late Monday at his residence in Sokoto metropolis and is expected to be buried Tuesday morning.The deceased was the second civilian governor of Sokoto State in the short-lived Second Republic, holding office from January 1982 to November 1983.
He succeeded Shehu Kangiwa, who died in office in a polo accident. Mr Nadama left office after the 1983 military coup which brought in President Muhammadu Buhari then as military head of state.
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