FORMER Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Dr. Abba Sayyadi Ruma is dead.
Ruma, who had been battling diabetes for a long time, was confirmed to have died in a London hospital.
Alhaji Sada Salisu Ruma, uncle to the deceased confirmed the rumor, saying that his nephew had battled diabetes for a long time before he eventually passed away this morning.
Ruma was born on March 13, 1962, and hails from Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State.
He became the chairman of Batsari Local Government Area in Katsina State in 2003, he was appointed Minister of State in the Federal Ministry of Education in 2005 under Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, and in 2007 briefly became Federal Minister of Education when Ezekwesili left to take up a World Bank job.
He is married to Hajiya Rabi and has 8 children.
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