The longest serving kingmaker and district head of Dambatta in Kano, Mukhtar Adnan, has died at the age of 95.
The late monarch, who held the senior title of Sarkin Ban Kano, died in a private hospital in Kano Friday morning, Daily Nigerian reported citing a family source.
“He died around 4am this morning just two days after admission at the hospital. His funeral prayer will hold later today after Friday prayer in Dambatta,” said the source.
One of his sons, Alhaji Ado Mukhtar, also told the News Agency of Nigeria that thr late Sarkin Bai left behind four wives, 26 children and many grandchildren. Among his children is the former Minister of Finance, Mansur Mukhtar.
Appointed as Sarkin Bai in 1954 by the then Emir Muhammadu Sanusi I, the late traditional ruler participated in the selection processes of Emirs Muhammadu Inuwa in April 1963; Ado Bayero in October 1963; Muhammadu Sanusi II in June 2014 and; Aminu Bayero in March 2020.
He attended Dambatta Elementary School from 1935 to 1939; Clerical Training School, Zaria from 1946 to 1947 and later obtained a Diploma in Parliament Procedures.
He started his working career in the Kano Native Authority where he served in various capacities, including senior accountant of the authority.
He was elected as Member of the Federal House of Representatives during the First Republic and served as the Chief Whip of the Northern Peoples Congress, NPC.
The late Sarkin Bai also served as the first Kano State Commissioner for Education in 1968.
