Posted 2/4/2024, 5:48:45 PM
Former Yobe State Governor Bukar Abba Ibrahim Dies at 73 After Illness
- Former Yobe State governor Bukar Abba Ibrahim died at age 73 on Sunday in Saudi Arabia after a prolonged illness
- Ibrahim was governor of Yobe State from May 1999 to May 2007
- As governor, he split the state's 4 emirates into 13 in his first term, which was reversed, then reimplemented the new emirates in his second term
- After serving as governor, he was elected Senator for Yobe East constituency in 2007 and re-elected in 2011
- Current Yobe State Governor Mai Buni expressed shock, directed state burial honors for Ibrahim, and called for prayers for him