Ex-governor Aliyu Akwe Doma dies
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alhaji aliyu akwe doma former nasarawa state governor is dead. he was aged 751 he died in an israeli hospital according mamman alakayi his information commissioner when he governed the state1 i got a call from the late governors son umar this evening that baba doma died in an israeli hospital at about 745 p.m. nigerian time he said1 alakayi said that the former governor had gone to the hospital to treat an undisclosed ailment three weeks ago1 we are currently making arrangement for some family members to travel to israel and convey the remains back home for burial he said1 nan reports that akwe was the governor of nasarawa state from 2007 to 2011 on the platform of the peoples democratic party pdp1 born on sept. 1 1942 in doma local government of nasarawa state akwe attended theuniversity of ibadan from 19641966 and also attendedahmadu bello universityzaria in 19761 the former governor obtained a masters degree in public administration fromambrose alli universityekpoma in 20021 he worked in the old plateau civil service from1976 to 1983 and rose to the position of a permanent secretary1 a deputy governor of plateau state and was later elected governor of nasarawa statenan1