Juliet Uduji
EX-GOVERNOR, WILBERFORCE JUTA IS DEAD
Former Governor of the Defunct Gongola State, Wilberforce Juta is dead.
Juta was reported to have died in the morning period of Saturday,August 15, after a brief illness.
Governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, who confirmed the Death of Wilberforce, said he received the news with shock and grief.
Fintiri described the Ex-Governor as an elder statesman and an epitome of humaneness.
The Adamawa Governor prayed God to grant the elder statesman eternal rest. Fintiri also prayed God to grant the family of the deceased the fortitude bear the loss.
Wilberforce Juta, who was Deputy Governor of Gongola State from 1979, became Governor early in 1983 when his principal, Abubakar Barde, resigned from office.
He remained Governor till October 1983 when his successor, Alhaji Bamangar Tukur, was elected.
He was Nigeria’s ambassador to Zimbabwe from 2000 to 2004 and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) until his death.