Hassan Zurmi, the first national chairman of the Action Congress (AC), has died.
Zurmi died in a private hospital in Kaduna after suffering from severe hypertension.
Salisu Maradun, a close associate of the deceased, said he died after returning from a journey on Friday night.
The indigene of Zamfara was aged 49 and survived by a wife and five children.
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He had been buried in accordance with Islamic rites.
According to NAN, Mamuda Shinkafi, a former governor of Zamfara, and other top politicians in the state were among those present at the burial.
Until three months ago, Zurmi was the commissioner of commerce and industry in Zamfara.
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He resigned to run for a higher political office.
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