Barnabas Bala

Barnabas Yusuf Bala (20 December 1956 – 11 July 2021) was a Nigerian architect and politician who served as deputy governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2019. He served as Kaduna state chairman of the ruling political party APC and was the founder of the architectural firm Bantex consortium.^[1][2] He died of a sudden illness on 11 July 2021.^[3]

Barnabas Bala
Deputy Governor of Kaduna State
In office 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2019
Governor	Nasir El-Rufai
Preceded by	Nuhu Bajoga
Succeeded by	Hadiza Balarabe
Chairman of the APC, Kaduna State
In office 2 October 2014 – 29 May 2015
Personal details
Born	Barnabas Yusuf Bala (1956-12-20)20 December 1956 Kaura, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kaduna State, Nigeria)
Died	11 July 2021(2021-07-11) (aged 64)
Political party	All Progressives Congress
Alma mater	University of Lagos
Occupation	Politician architect

References

1. Mohammed, Ibrahim (26 July 2018). "Kaduna deputy governor declares for senate seat". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
2. Aderinto Kaduna, Funmi Proye. "Bantex Condoles Evangelical Reform Church Over Death". Retrieved 21 August 2019.
3. "Former Kaduna Deputy Gov, Bala Bantex Dies At 64". Channels TV. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.