The first civilian governor of old Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa is dead. He died in the early hours of Wednesday at the age of 84.
One of his sons, Kallamu Balarabe-Musa, confirmed his death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He said that Musa, who was born on Aug. 21, 1936, in Kaya, Kaduna State, will be buried by 4 p.m. after funeral prayer at the Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna.
Also, Senator Shehu Sani confirmed the death of the former National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
Musa was elected Governor of Kaduna in 1979 on the platform of the PRP, a party founded by late Mallam Aminu Kano.
He was prevented from constituting a cabinet by the state house of assembly, dominated by the opposition National Party of Nigeria (NPN) members.
He was eventually impeached in June 1981, making him the first Nigerian state governor ever to be impeached, according to NAN.