The former deputy governor of Kaduna state, Bala Bantex is reported dead.
He died after a protracted illness.
Bantex, who was deputy governor to Nasir El-Rufai between 2015 and 2019, in his first tenure, stepped aside to contest for Kaduna South Senatorial district in 2019 but lost to Senator Danjuma La’ah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
El-Rufai confirmed the death saying, “In the midst of trying times, I have received with utter sadness news of the departure of my friend and brother, His Excellency Barnabas Yusuf Bala (Bantex).”
The deceased was former chairman of Kaura local government area of Kaduna and member of the House of Representatives.
