National President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ibrahim Khaleel is dead.
According to family sources, Khaleel who is also the National Treasurer of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, slumped on Wednesday, October 7 and was rushed to National Hospital Abuja, where he was confirmed dead.
Confirming his passing to newsmen, the chairman of NULGE in Kano state, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo, said that the deceased would be buried in Wudil, local government area of Kano State today Thursday, October 8.
Condoling with the NULGE and the Kano State Government over the incident, the Zamfara State Governor Bello Mohammed expressed shocked, saying he was with the deceased at the Government House, Gusau, along with the Zamfara NULGE officials on Tuesday.
In a statement on Thursday by the Director-General Media, Public Enlightenment and Communications, Government House, Yusuf Gusau, the governor described Khaleel’s death as “a great lesson to leaders at all levels to fear Allah in discharging their responsibilities as death can occur at any time.” (Photo: Punch)