The eldest brother of Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Alhaji Muhammadu Bello is dead.
He died in the early hours of Tuesday after a protracted illness.
The deceased is the Wazirin Tambuwal before his death.
Governor Tambuwal who announced the death, said, “It is with sublime submission to the will of Allah (SWT) that I announce the death of my precious elder brother, Alhaji Muhammadu Bello, Wazirin Tambuwal, (the Vizier of Tambuwal).
“The octogenarian, who died Tuesday evening has been the Vizier of Tambuwal for the past 37 years, having succeeded our late beloved father, Alhaji Umar Waziri Usmanu.
“He will be buried according to Islamic rites this morning in Tambuwal town.
“May Allah forgive him his shortcomings and grant him Aljanna Firdaus. Amin,” he concluded.
