Lawan Kareto | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:34:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Lawan Kareto | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 First civilian Governor of Borno state, Muhammed Goni is dead https://www.insideojodu.com/first-civilian-governor-of-borno-state-muhammed-goni-is-dead/ https://www.insideojodu.com/first-civilian-governor-of-borno-state-muhammed-goni-is-dead/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:34:27 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=12645 The first democratically elected governor of Borno State, Muhammed Goni is dead. The late…

The post First civilian Governor of Borno state, Muhammed Goni is dead first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]> The first democratically elected governor of Borno State, Muhammed Goni is dead.

The late politician was in his 80s and he died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday April 29.

A relative of the former governor, Lawan Kareto who is a serving member of the Borno State executive council confirmed his death.

He said “We have lost our beloved elder this evening. We thank God for the good life he has had. Living to become 80 plus is not a small blessing from Allah. May his soul rest in peace.”

Mr Goni was elected governor of Borno in 1979, but lost his second term bid in 1983

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