Former Nigerian Governor Passes On After Brief Illness
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former governor of the defunct Gongola state, Wilberforce Juta is dead.
Juta was reported to have died on Saturday morning, August 15, after a brief illness.
The governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who confirmed the death of Wilberforce said he received the news with shock and grief.
Fintiri described the ex-governor as an elder statesman and an epitome of
humaneness.
The Adamawa governor prayed for God to grant the elder statesman eternal rest
“I received with shock and grief the news of the passing of former Governor of the defunct Gongola State Ambassador Wilberforce Bafte Juta who died today. Indeed, the elder statesman was an epitome of humaneness and service.May God grant him eternal rest and the family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss,” the governor said in a Facebook post.
Wilberforce Juta, who was deputy governor of Gongola state from 1979, became governor early in 1983 when his principal, Abubakar Barde, resigned from office.
Juta remained governor till October 1983 when his successor, Alhaji Bamangar Tukur, was elected.
He was Nigeria’s ambassador to Zimbabwe from 2000 to 2004 and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) until his death.
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