Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has expressed sadness over the death of a former Governor of Niger State, Abdulkadir Kure.
Reports quoting family sources said Kure died in a German hospital where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment.
Wike said in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, on Sunday in Port Harcourt that he received the news of Kure’s demise with shock.
He described the deceased as a “true democrat who contributed to the consolidation of the nation’s democracy”.
He said that Kure died at a time that the country needed his contributions to further consolidate the democratic process.
While condoling with Kure’s immediate family and the people of Niger State, Wike prayed God to grant them the fortitude to bear the “irreparable loss”.
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