An ex-governor of Niger State, Engr. Abdulkadir Kure, is dead. According to a family source, Kure died in Germany where he went for medical treatment.
Reports say Kure was flown abroad last week following a relapse of an undisclosed illness. The deceased was a two-term governor of the state from 1999 to 2007.
He was also the 12th governor of the state and the third civilian governor after Emir Awwal Ibrahim (1979-1983) and Dr. Musa Inuwa (1992-1993).