Ex-Finance Minister Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji is dead
The former finance minister also served as Nigeria’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom and held the traditional title of Sardaunan Sokoto.
- Former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Abubakar Alhaji, died on Thursday morning at Alliance Hospital in Abuja at 94 years old.
- Throughout his career, Alhaji advanced through the Nigerian Civil Service, serving as Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1991 under General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.
- As Sardaunan Sokoto, he held a revered traditional title in the Sokoto Caliphate, succeeding the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, in 1990.
- Family member Dogon Daji confirmed the death, noting Alhaji had been ill for nearly a month before being transferred from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto to Alliance Hospital in Abuja.
- Funeral prayers are scheduled for approximately 4 p.m. Thursday at Sultan Bello Mosque in Sokoto, with interment at Hubbaren Shehu; he is survived by his wife, five children, and grandchildren.
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