{"id":105420,"date":"2023-12-27T11:27:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T10:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/former-reps-speaker-gali-naabba-is-dead"},"modified":"2023-12-27T13:51:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T12:51:44","slug":"former-reps-speaker-gali-naabba-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/former-reps-speaker-gali-naabba-is-dead","title":{"rendered":"Former Reps Speaker, Gali Na\u2019abba is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 4th Republic, Ghali Umar Na\u2019abba is dead.<\/p>\n<p>He passed on in the early hours of Wednesday at the age of 65 after battling an illness.<\/p>\n<p>Na\u2019abba, from Kano State, was elected member of the House of Representatives in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>He became the Speaker a few months after the inauguration of the House following the resignation of the then Speaker, Salisu Buhari, from the same Kano State, over certificate forgery scandal.<\/p>\n<p>He recently dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and joined the main opposition People\u2019s Democratic Party PDP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 4th Republic, Ghali Umar Na\u2019abba is dead. He passed on in the early hours of Wednesday at the age of 65 after battling an illness. Na\u2019abba, from Kano State, was elected member of the House of Representatives in 1999. 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