The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed sadness over the death of former Deputy Governor of Kaduna state, Arch. Barnabas Yusuf Bala Bantex, describing him as a human asset to the state.
Arch. Barnabas Yusuf Bala Bantex, was Kaduna state Deputy Governor between May 29th 2015 and May 29th, 2019.
He had earlier served as Chairman of Kaura local government and member of Federal House of Representatives representing Kaura Federal Constituency.
He was a member of the 1994 Constitutional Conference and contested for the Senate in 2019 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) but lost.
ACF in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe on Sunday said, “the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) is sad about the death of Architect Barnabas Bala Yusuf (Bantex) the former Deputy Governor of Kaduna state.
“He died in a hospital in Abuja today. He served as a Deputy Governor to Nasir el-Rufai in his first term 2015 – 2019 but preferred to run for Senate in 2019 rather than continue as a deputy governor.
“At the ACF, Bantex was considered an unusual gentleman, who contributed in no modest way in stabilising the first tenure of el-Rufai government.
“He had served his people in similar manner at the Local Government level as Chairman Kaura Local Government, state and federal levels as a member of the Constitutional Conference 1994 and House of Representatives.
“The ACF condoles with Governor el-Rufai and the immediate family and the whole of Kaduna state on the loss of the great human asset known as Architect Barnabas Bala Yusuf, Bantex.”
