Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the wife of the late former governor of Niger State, Senator Zainab Kure.
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
Mr. Kure was 60 years old when he died.