Infoexpert24 reports that late Kefas, who hails from Taraba State reportedly died in the early hours of Friday, October 1, Nigeria’s Independence Day in Abuja.

Before his death, Kefas served as military administrator of Cross River State in Nigeria between December 1993 and September 1994, and then of Delta State until August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.

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Infoexpert24 understands that  Kefas ran for governor of Taraba State in 2007 on the platform of the National Democratic Party (NDP), but the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Danbaba Suntai, won.