Former House of Reps Speaker, Ghalli Na’abba, is dead

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghalli Na’abba is dead.

Though details of his death are sketchy, but a source said the former Kano lawmaker passed away around 3am on Wednesday morning.

There are also unconfirmed reports that he died at a hospital in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

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Na’abba was elected to represent Kano Municipal Federal Constituency of Kano State in the House of Representatives in 1999.

With the victory and support of other House members-elect from Kano and North West geo-political zone, he pursued the role as Speaker of the House.

Na’Abba was born into the family of Alhaji Umar Na’Abba, a businessman in Tudun Wada, Kano City, Kano Municipal Local Government on the 27th of September 1958.

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