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Yar’Adua’s Agric Minister, Abba Ruma, dies in London

Dr. Abba Sayyadi Ruma, a former Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources during the administration of late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, is dead.

Ruma, according to Daily Trust, died in a London hospital.

Confirming the demise of Ruma, his uncle and Danwairen Katsina, Alhaji Sada Salisu Ruma, said late Sayyadi had battled diabetes for a long time before he eventually passed away this morning.

Born on March 13, 1962, late Ruma was an influential minister during the Yar’Adua administration.

 

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