The Adamawa State Government last week announced the demise of Alhaji Umaru Badami, the father of the state Governor, Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who died at the age of 82 years. Before his death, he was an ex-serviceman who retired from the Army in 1984 .
The state government said the late Badami died after a prostrated illness at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yola, the state capital.
The announcement was made in a press statement signed by the Director General of Media and Communications to the Governor, Mr. Solomon Kumangar
“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing away of Alhaji Umaru Badami, the father to Adamawa state Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, who died today after a prostrated illness,” he said
“ According to Islam rite, the funeral prayer took place at Lamido’s Palace in Yola yesterday ( sunday),” he stated.
