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Ex-Labour President, Ali Ciroma, Laid To Rest in Maiduguri
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Ex-Labour President, Ali Ciroma, Laid To Rest in Maiduguri
By Madu Mohammed, Maiduguri.
The body of the former Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC),,President, Comrade Ali Chiroma has on Wednesday laid to rest at Gwange cemetery, Maiduguri, the Bormo state capital.
Comrade Chiroma died at the age of 91 at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital,, (UMTH,) Maiduguri, on Tuesday.
A family source, Comrade, Ali Ibrahim Chioma who , announced the death of the unionist in a statement on Tuesday, said “It is with deep sorrow that I announce the death of Comrade Ali chiroma, former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress.”
Comrade Chiroma said the sad event occurred this evening (Tuesday, April 2) at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
The Imam iddani, Imam Adam Ibn Asil who led the funeral prayer, prayed for the repose of the soul of Late Labour Leader.
The late Comrade Chiroma funeral was held on Wednesday at exactly 4pm at his Old GRA residence No.7A along Galadima Road near Muhammadu Shuwa Memorial Hospital (Nursing Home), Maiduguri.
Ciroma was the president of the NLC from 1984 to 1988 when he was forced out of office by the then military administration of Gen Ibrahim Babangida, which dissolved the union.
