A former governor of Gombe state, Abubakar Hashidu, is dead.
A family source said Mr Hashidu died Friday morning at his home in Gombe after battling Alzheimers disease for some years.
He was 74 years old.
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Mr Hashidu was governor of Gombe state from May 1999 to May 2003. He was elected on the platform of then All Peoples Party (APP).
A family friend who confirmed the death of the former governor said he would be buried by 5pm Friday evening.
Mr Hashidu was also a Minister of Water Resources as well as a Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development during the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida.
He was also a member of the Vision 2010 committee set up by late head of state, Sani Abacha.
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