Mr Isa-Funtua died Monday night in Abuja.
A close associate of President Muhammadu Buhari and Second Republic minister, Ismaila Isa-Funtua, has died.He is suspected to have died of cardiac arrest as he was not known to be seriously sick.
The Katsina-born newspaper publisher and industrialist was a minister under the civilian administration of Shehu Shagari. A relative of the deceased octogenarian, Mohammed Isa, confirmed the news of the death to PREMIUM TIMES.Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, also confirmed the death. Mr Shehu said Mr Isa-Funtua was returning from the mosque where he went to pray when he suddenly fell ill and decided to go see a doctor.
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