Inuwa Abdulkadir
Inuwa Abdulkadir, former national vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was confirmed dead on Monday July 6. The late Abdulkadir was a member of the recently dissolved APC National Working Committee.
Inuwa’s death was confirmed by a former senator and political colleague, Shehu Sani, in a twitter post.
He once served as Company Secretary of The Path Newspaper, a state-owned Sokoto Newspaper Company.
He hailed from Sokoto state and served as Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state .
Right after that, he was appointed Minister of Youth and Sport Development during the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Presidential administration.
He also held the traditional title of Chief Scribe (Magatakarda Babba) of the Sokoto Sultanate.
Before his death, Mr Inuwa Abdulkadir served as the Chairman, Governing Council chairman of the Sokoto State University.
Since the confirmation of his death from Shehu Sani, no official statement has been made by his family or other political colleagues. His remains will be buried in accordance to the Muslim rites anytime soon.