– Kano APC vice-chairman Ali Danmaraya passes on
– Danmaraya is buried hours after according to Islamic
rites
– Governor Ganduje pays tribute to the late Danmaraya
Ali Danmaraya, vice-chairman of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in Kano state, is dead, The Cable reports.
Danmaraya died at his residence on Thursday morning,
March 10, after a brief illness.
According to the report, the 73 year old has been buried
according to Islamic rites at the Farm Centre Cemetery in
Tarauni local government area of the state.
A twitter user with the name (@danzainabsports) also
confirmed the report.
Allahu Akbar. Allah ya yiwa Alh Ali Isa Danmaraya, V/
chairman,Kano state APC rasuwa za’ayi janaizarsa
yanzu. pic.twitter.com/QdoPRp2ZnM
— Udanzainab (@danzainabsports) March 10, 2016
In English, it means: “God is great. God has done this.
Alhaji Ali Isa Danmaraya, Vice Chairman of Kano state
APC is dead. His funeral/funeral prayer will hold now.”
His funeral prayer was attended by Governor Abdullahi
Ganduje of Kano state and Hafizu Abubakar, his deputy.
Addressing newsmen at the ceremony, Governor Ganduje
described the late Danmaraya as a hard working and
dedicated member of the APC.
Ganduje said the party would miss him greatly because of
his exemplary leadership qualities and kindness to the
people.
Danmaraya death comes just 48 hours after Senator
Abdulmimun Zareko, who represented Jigawa state in the
7th National Assembly passed on.
His death also comes four days after Nigeria’s minister of
state for Labour and Productivity, James Ocholi, his wife
and son lost their lives on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway
after a fatal car crash.
