Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State was on Thursday evening among dignitaries who witnessed the funeral of Alhaji Abdulkadir Jeli Abubakar, erstwhile Commissioner for Home Affairs.
The late commissioner, a scion of the late Sultan Abubakar III of Sokoto and younger brother to current Sultan Muhammad Saad Abubakar, died after a protracted illness at the age of 64.
His death is coming seven months after that of Hon. Surajo Gatawa, who was Commissioner for Lands and Housing.
The deceased who was a Commissioner for Information and National Orientation, in the state is survived by two wives, many children and grand children.
He has since being buried according to Islamic rites.
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