The father of National Coordinator, Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, Alhaji Aliyu Daneji is dead.
He died at the age of 96 on Wednesday night in Kano.
A son of the deceased, Mahmud Daneji, who confirmed the death, said Alhaji Aliyu Daneji died after a protracted illness.
The funeral prayers were observed early on Thursday at his residence at Sabuwar Kofar, close to Kwalli Primary School, in Kano Municipal after which he was buried according to Islamic rites.
Late Alhaji Aliyu Daneji was a former Permanent Secretary, Kano State, Ministry of Finance from 1972 – 1975.
He was Chairman Kano Cooperative bank and Kano Foundation.
According to an elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai in a condolence message described the late Aliyu Daneji as an astute civil servant, honest and dedicated who worked together with Daneji as Permanent Secretary in Finance ministry while he was the Commissioner for Finance.
The deceased was survived by many children among whom are, National Coordinator, Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, a Staff of Hadeji Jama’are River Basin Development Authority, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Daneji, Hajia Binta Daneji and Mahmud Daneji, among others and many grandchildren.
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