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Within 24 hours, Gombe State governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, lost two of his uncles, Alhaji Shehu Umar, who died on Tuesday and Alhaji Ahmadu (Ganjar) Umar who died on Monday.
The late Alhaji Shehu, who died at the age of 69, was until his death, a board member at the State’s Teachers Service Commission (TSC) while Alhaji Ahmadu (Ganjar) was a Gombe-based businessman.
Governor Yahaya attended the funeral prayers for the two deceased relatives held at Bello Doma mosque, on Monday and Tuesday.
Speaker of Gombe State House of Assembly, Abubakar Luggerewo, led members of the State House of Assembly while Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, led members of the State Executive Council, to the funeral prayers and subsequently paid condolences to the governor and his family.