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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, is dead.
Na’Abba, who was the 8th Speaker of the House of Representatives, died in Abuja on Wednesday morning.
The late Na’Abba, it was gathered, battled with an ailment for a long time before passing away.
According to sources, the remains of the former Speaker would be buried in Abuja according to Islamic rites on Wednesday.
Born on September 27, 1958, late Na’Abba joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and became the party’s candidate for Kano Municipal Federal Constituency, a position he won during the April 1999 general elections.
He subsequently emerged Speaker of the House of Representatives after the political crisis that led to exit of the first Speaker of the Fourth Republic, Salisu Buhari
He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he studied political science and graduated in 1979.