Mr AbdulRazaq, a former minister in charge of railways in the First Republic, died on Saturday morning.
“With total submission to the will of the Almighty Allah, the AbdulRazaqs of Ilorin Emirate of Kwara State hereby announce the passing of their patriarch and statesman Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Folorunsho Abdul-Razaq SAN at the age of 93 in Abuja. He was born in 1927.”
The Mutawali of Ilorin and Tafida of Zazzau , was Chairman of the Nigerian Body of Benchers and died peacefully at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, the family stated.He is survived by his 90-year-old wife, Raliat AbdulRazaq, children and and grandchildren.The deceased was a member of the Federal Parliament from 1964 to 1966 as the Federal Cabinet Minister of State for Transport.
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