Abba Musa Rimi [SEP] occupation
Abba Musa Rimi
Abba Musa Rimi (born 28 February 1940) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria in October 1979 during the Nigerian Second Republic, becoming acting governor when the Governor Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa was impeached on 23 June 1981.
He was elected on the platform of the People's Redemption Party.
In February 1982 Pope John Paul II visited Kaduna. Although squabbling Moslem religious leaders failed to show up, while at the airport the Pope read an address to Rimi and other
brother Qusai Vajihuddin in 2013.
- Former Governor of Kaduna State Abba Musa Rimi was appointed as "Amirul Hajj" for Nigerian Muslims in August 2013.