Former Nigerian minister, senator, Bello Yusuf, dies at 76
Mr Yusuf, who was born in Gwaram, Jigawa State, in April 1947, served as minister in different ministries including the Ministry of Commerce during the Second Republic.Mr Yusuf, who was born in Gwaram, Jigawa State, in April 1947, served as minister in different ministries including the Ministry of Commerce.
He was later moved to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Youth, Sports and Culture in September 1981, and then to the Ministry of Commerce in February 1982.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that his family friend, Hussaini Dalhatu, told journalists in Kano on Friday that the funeral prayer of the Sardauna Dutse would take place after Jumu’at prayer at the Emir of Kano’s palace.
He was elected to the Nigerian Senate to represent Jigawa South West Senatorial District in 1999 and reelected in April 2003.
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