By Bliss Okperan
The Kano State Governor, Mr Abba Kabir Yusuf, has expressed dismay at the death of a former Minister of Interior, Mr Bello Maitama Yusuf, describing it as a loss to his family and the entire nation.
In a statement on Friday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sanusi Dawakin Tofa, the Governor said the death of the former Minister had created a vacuum that would be difficult to fill, considering his position in society.
He prayed for his family and Jigawa State, asking God to give the nation the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
The deceased was a Minister of Internal Affairs and Commerce between 1979 and 1982 and was in the Senate during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007.
He died in the early hours of Friday in Kano at the age of 76.
He was buried today according to Islamic rites, with a funeral prayer held at the mosque in the Emir of Kano’s Palace after the Jumaat prayer by 2:30 pm.
