Posted by Amarachi on Fri 13th Oct, 2023 - tori.ng
Reacting to the sad development via his X handle, Atiku said that the Jigawa State indigene would be greatly missed, describing him as a man of credibility.
Atiku Abubakar
Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has commiserated with the family of the late former Minister of Interior, Alhaji Bello Maitama Yusuf.
Yusuf, who also served as senator from 1999-2007, died in the early hours of Friday in Kano at the age of 76.
A family friend of the deceased, Alhaji Hussaini Dalhatu, confirmed the death, noting that the funeral prayer of the Sardauna Dutse would take place after the Jumu’at prayer at the Emir of Kano’s palace.
Reacting to the sad development via his X handle, Atiku said that the Jigawa State indigene would be greatly missed, describing him as a man of credibility.
“On behalf of my family, I express my heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and associates of Alhaji Bello Maitama Yusuf, who passed away today.
“Alhaji Maitama Yusuf, the Sardauna of Dutse, acquitted himself creditably in public service as a minister in the Second Republic and a Senator from 1999-2007.
“He will be sorely missed by those he had dutifully rendered service to, in particular, the people of Jigawa State.
“I pray that the Almighty Allah will comfort his family and grant him eternal peace,” Atiku wrote on the microblogging platform.