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BREAKING: Top Nigeria Politician Is Dead
Top Nigeria politician is dead.
Onyxnews reports that the Sokoto Commissioner for Agriculture, Arzika Tureta is dead.
Tureta died at the age of 62, after battling with illness.
The Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Muktar Dodo-Iya, said that the commissioner passed on in the early hours of Monday at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUS) leaving behind two wives and seven children,
He said that Tureta was once a member representing Tureta local government area in the Sokoto State House of Assembly, before becoming a federal lawmaker representing Bodinga/DangeShuni/Tureta, Federal Constituency.
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Before death, Tureta served as commissioner during former Gov. Aliyu Wamakko’s administration for eight years and was later reappointed by Gov. Aminu Tambuwal for an additional six years.
Meanwhile, Onyxnews reports that preparations for Tureta burial have began in his hometown.
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