The Vice President, Kashim Shettima and the Sultan of Sultan were among the dignitaries that attended the burial rite of former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Sardaunan Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji.
Alhaji who died on Thursday at a hospital in Abuja, was buried in Sokoto in accordance with Islamic rites.
The funeral prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Sultan Bello Juma’at Mosque, Sokoto, Sheikh Muhammad Bello Akwara.
The Vice President represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Also in attendance were the Ministers of Labour and Employment, Alhaji Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, and of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu. Related News NAPTIP urges stakeholder collaboration as 7 Rivers LGAs register surge in human trafficking BusinessDay organises July SME Clinic on supply chain management for small businesses Father of teenage shooter in Georgia US sentenced to 15 years in prison
The Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Engr. Idris Muhammad Gobir, represented Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, who is out of the country.
