Ex-Minister Of Commerce Bello Maitama Dies At 76

A former Minister of Commerce and two-tiwe Senator, Bello Maitama (Sardaunan Dutse), has passed on at the age of 76.

Senator Bello Maitama died in the early hours of Friday in Kano State after a brief illness.

Maitama, a renowned Islamic scholar, served as Minister of Interior between 1980-1982 and Minister of Commerce from 1982-1983. He was also a Senator representing Jigawa South-West in the National Assembly between 1999-2007 under the defunct All People’s Party (APP).

Beyond politics, he was a prominent traditional title holder. He was the chairman of Jigawa State Delegates to the National Constitutional Delegates Conference.

According to a family source, he will be buried after the Juma’at prayers in Kano this Friday.

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Meanwhile, the Jigawa State government has confirmed his demise through the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to State Governor, Mallam Hamisu Muhammad Gumel, who described his death as a devastating and a huge loss not only to his family and Jigawa State alone but the whole nation.

“Bello was a lawyer, a politician, a well knowledgeable man, who distinguished himself in selfless service to God, nation and humanity. His contribution to national unity, democracy will remain indelible in history,” the CPS stated.