The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ghali Na’Abba, is dead.
Na’Abba, who is the 8th Speaker of the House of Representatives died on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at the National Hospital in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at 65. He was born on September 27, 1958, in Tundun Wada, Kano State.
According to family sources, the late Na’Abba battled with ailment for a long time before passing away.
He was once flown abroad for medical treatment and stayed there for some months before he recovered and returned to Nigeria.
He served as a Speaker of the House of Representatives under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from 1999 to 2003.
His father was a firm disciplinarian and an Islamic scholar. His father taught him the virtues of hard work, entrepreneurship, forthrightness, audacity, sincerity, dynamism, liberal disposition, prudence, modesty and strong religious inclination.
Na’Abba obtained a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979. His early education was at Jakara Primary School, Kano where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate in 1969. He later attended Rumfa College, Kano for his West African Certificate and was also at the School of Preliminary Studies, Kano, between 1974 and 1976, before gaining admission into Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in October 1976.
He completed a postgraduate programme on Leadership and Good Governance at the Kennedy School of Government, Havard University, USA, in 2004.
