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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Chief Patrick Adaba is dead.<\/p>\n

A close family source disclosed the news of his demise to our correspondent.<\/p>\n

According to the information, the former Deputy Governor died following a protracted illness.<\/p>\n

Adaba was born in 1946.<\/p>\n

After his secondary school, he gained admission into the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he graduated in 1971 with Bachelor of Art in History and Political Science and a combined graduate certificate of education.<\/p>\n

Adaba worked in various places before he was appointed Secretary to the State Government under Prince Abubakar Audu\u2019s first tenure as governor of Kogi State.<\/p>\n

He was in 2003 elected Deputy Governor in a joint ticket that returned Prince Abubakar Audu back to Lugard House as Governor of the state.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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