The Kaduna State Government declared Monday, July 12, as a work-free day to honour of Barnabas Yusuf Bala (Bantex), the late former Deputy Governor of the state.
Muyiwa Adekeye, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media & Communication announced this via a statement on Sunday.
According to the statement, Architect Barnabas Bala, who served as Deputy Governor of Kaduna State from May 2015 to May 2019, died on Sunday in Abuja.
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Governor El-Rufai acknowledged the deceased commitment to the progress of Kaduna State and prayed God to grant him peaceful repose and to comfort his family.
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