By Sen. Ibrahim M. Ida, Ph.D, CON
Wazirin Katsina
It is with profound respect and a heavy heart that I honor the memory of Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji CON, the Sardauna of Sokoto.
To the nation, he was an exceptional civil servant, a brilliant Minister of Budget and Planning, an effective and hands-on Minister of Finance, and a distinguished High Commissioner to the United Kingdom*. He was rightly described as a “super civil servant,” a financial colossus, and a diplomatic giant.
To those of us privileged to serve under him, however, he was much more. He was a leader, a protector, and a cherished mentor. He was the kind of general who would go to any extent to protect his troops. He always led from the front, never from the rear.
