Former Secretary to the Federal Government, Malam Adamu Fika, has died at the age of 90.
The elder statesman who had been battling a health issue for some time reportedly died while returning from a London hospital to Kaduna on Tuesday night.
Hassan Gimba Ahmed, who is very close to the family of the deceased, said, “He was being brought back home from the United Kingdom in chattered flight but died mid-air, may Allah grant him Aljannatul Firdausi.”
He said a decision would be taken on whether he would buried there or in Fika, Yobe State.
Born in 1933, the late Adamu Fika was a respected elder statesman and skilled administrator and was the Pro chancellor, Chairman, Governing council, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF).
