Breaking: Borno first civilian gov Mohammed Goni dies
The former Governor of Borno State, Mohammed Goni is dead at the age of 78.
Governor Goni died on Wednesday at a private hospital in Maiduguri.
Goni a member of Great Nigeria Peoples Party, (GNPP) was the first civilian governor of the state during the second republic, between 1979 to 1983.
He was elected in 1979, as the first civilian governor of the former Borno State.
Mohammed Goni was born in 1942 in Kareto, Mobbar Local Government Area, Borno State.
He was also part of the Progressives Coalition led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
Goni founded the Borno Radio Television (BRTV)
He attended Maiduguri Middle School (1953–55), Borno Provincial Secondary School (1956–61), Provincial Secondary School, Kano (1962–63) and the Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1964–87), where he gained a BA (Administration), specialising in international affairs.[
Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un .
— Yakaka Mandara (@YaxsyMand) April 29, 2020
Borno keeps getting empty . ??.
May the soul of Muhammad Goni (former Governor of Borno)
Rest In Peace pic.twitter.com/a7HvAQ6970
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