Kure, who served as Governor of Niger State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007, died on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at a German Hospital where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment.
Saraki, who was in the company of former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and a host of senators, disclosed this on Monday, via his Twitter handle.
Today, I paid a condolence visit to Senator Zainab Kure, to commiserate with her on the loss of her husband, former Governor Abdulkadir Kure pic.twitter.com/HE8ERIc0KG
—Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) January 16, 2017
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Mr. Kure was 60 years old when he died.