Nigeria Loses Another Political Icon

The Special Adviser to Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa state on Adult and Higher Education, Ibrahim Isma’il, is dead.

The news is coming weeks after the death of the special adviser on to the governor on Assembly matters Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad.

Auwalu D. Sankara, Isma’il died on Friday after suffering from a brief illness.

According to Sankara, the deceased was a traditional title holder (Jarma of Ringim), and Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission.

The statement added that the governor has commiserated with the entire people of Ringim Emirate over the death of their son.

Badaru prayed to “Allah subhanahu wataala to grant the deceased jannatul firdausi and give his family the fortitude to bear with the irreplaceable loss.”