A former Minister of Labour and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Musa Gwadabe, is dead.
Musa Gwadabe died on Wednesday morning at the age of 87 after a protracted illness at a Kano hospital, according to family sources.
Gwadabe was also a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in Kano.
In a statement released by the Kano state Government on the death of Musa Gwadabe, Governor Ganduje described the death as an extremely disturbing experience.
“The death of Malam Musa Gwadabe an elder statement a pioneer member of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and a frontline politician in the country, leaves a great vacuum in Nigeria’s political development”, he said.
Gwadabe according to the Governor, was one of the principled politicians the nation is proud of, adding that “His love for his people created a corridor for him to be so endeared to his people, both in the state and in the country at large.”
“One of the leading political leaders who stood for the downtrodden one. The loss is not for his family or the state alone, it is for the entire political class and democracy at large,” the governor said.
The funeral rites will be observed at his residence on Ado Madaka road in Kano by 2pm Wednesday (today).
He is survived by two wives, 11 children and grandchildren.
Among his children is Alhaji Nazifi Musa Gwadabe, a contractor in Kano.