House of Representatives Speaker Abbas Tajuddeen loses brother
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Abbas Tajuddeen, lost an elder brother, Aminu Pate, on Wednesday, a statement has said.
The statement issued by the Media and Publicity Officer, Zazzau Emirate Council, Abdullahi Kwarbai, said he died after a protracted illness at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria.
He said that the deceased is survived by wives, children and grandchildren.
Until his death, he held the traditional title of Wamban Dawakin Zazzau.
Mr Kwarbai said the deceased was also a retired civil servant who rose to the rank of a director, personnel management and had served in various local government councils of Kaduna State.
According to him, the funeral prayers for the repose of the soul of the deceased will be held at the Emir Zazau’s Palace by 2.30pm on Thursday.
(NAN)
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