Kenneth Gbagi
7 May
Dr Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti State and ex-chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF), has expressed heartfelt condolences on the untimely death of Kenneth Gbagi, politician and former Minister of State for Education under President Goodluck Jonathan. In a statement released by his media office, Fayemi described the passing of the 62-year-old Gbagi…
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