Abubakar Habu Hashidu, the Former Governor of Gombe State, has died at the age of 74.
Hashidu died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease on Friday morning at his home in Gombe.
A family source said the late ex-governor will be buried this evening. According to the family source, “With total submission to the will of Allah, we announce the death of former Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Abubakar Habu Hashidu. May Allah forgive his soul and grant him jahhan.”
Late Hashidu was governor of Gombe state under the platform of then All Peoples Party (APP) from May 1999 to May 2003.
