Tag: Barnabas Yusuf Bala
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BREAKING: Kaduna Govt declares public holiday for late ex-Deputy Governor
The Kaduna State Government has officially announced the death of former Deputy Gov. Barnabas Bala (Bantex) and declared Monday as work-free day. Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser to Gov. Nasir el-Rufai on Media and Communication in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, said that the work-free day was in honour of Bala’s memory and service…
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Buhari mourns Barntex, former Kaduna deputy governor
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the government and people of Kaduna State to mourn Mr Barnabas Bala Bantex, who died in Abuja on Sunday. He was aged 64. Barntex was Gov Nasiru el-Rufai’s deputy in his first tenure which spanned from 2015 and 2019. Buhari, in a condolence message by his Senior Special Assistant on…
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El-Rufai mourns former Deputy Gov Bala Bantex
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai on Sunday mourned his former deputy Mr Bala Bantex. The condolence is contained in a statement personally signed by El-Rufai and made available to journalists in Kaduna. The governor said “In Bantex, I have lost a dear friend and partner in the service of Kaduna State. “In the midst…
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BREAKING: Gov El-Rufai’s first term Deputy Barnabas Yusuf Bala is dead
The previous Deputy Governor to Governor Nasir El-Rufaiof Kaduna State, Barnabas Yusuf Bala is dead. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Governor El-Rufai made the death of 64-year-old Bala known on Sunday. Bala was the former Kaduna State Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the founder of the architectural firm, Bantex consortium. In a statement,…