The death has occurred of a former Deputy Governor of Kano state, Magaji Abdullahi.
Aged 69, Abdullahi died in the early hours of yesterday after a protracted illness at his residence located at NNDC Quarters at Sharada area in Kano metropolis.
Abdulkadir Ibrahim, the former Press Secretary to the deceased, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano.
He said that Abdullahi is survived by a wife, many children and grand children.
According to him, the deceased was a one-time commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport between 1989 and 1990, and later commissioner for Water Resources.
Abdullahi came into limelight when he contested for the governorship of Kano state under the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1991.
In 1999, he defeated Kabiru Gaya in the APP governorship primaries, but lost to Rabiu Kwankwaso of the PDP.
He later became Ibrahim Shekarau’s running mate in 2003 and served as deputy governor under APP and later ANPP from 2003 to 2007. (NAN)