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Another former minister is dead

Former Minister of Sports, Bala Bawa Ka’oje, is dead.

Ka’oje died at the age of 60, the Nigerian Football Federation said.

In a statement by Ademola Olajire, spokesperson for the NFF, Ka’oje was buried on Tuesday 19th January in Abuja.

NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, in the statement described the late Ka’oje as “a dignified and unassuming public servant who showed great passion and interest in the development and improvement of Nigeria sports.”

Ka’oje was a Minister during Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.

His funeral prayer was held at 2:00pm at the Central Mosque, Abuja.

The development came barely 24 hours after former Minister of State for Finance, Sen. Jubril Martins-Kuye, passed on.

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