Funtua.
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the late Isa Funtua
was a pillar of support to his government, saying his death is a
national loss.
Funtua passed away on Monday, July 20th, aged 78 with President
Buhari in a letter to the family, saying the late publisher helped
his government in several ways.
“Malam Isma’ila was of great assistance to me and my
administration. He helped in many ways to strengthen the government
and the country before his ultimate demise,” the Senior Special
Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,
quoted his principal as saying in the letter.
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After Isa Funtua
In the letter, written in Hausa language and personally signed
by the Nigerian leader, Buhari told late Funtua’s wife, Hajiya
Hauwa, the children and family that the Funtua’s demise was not
just a loss to them but the country at large.
Buhari recalled that “in his active politics, Malam Isma’ila
served as a minister,” stating that “he was also a businessman and
contractor who built several government buildings in Abuja.”
The President equally urged the family to stay united and not
allow division in set in in the absence of his late associate.
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He said Nigerians across all walks of life have nothing but kind
words for Funtua, noting that “late Isma’ila was reputed throughout
his life for his kindness, generosity and support for public
causes, big and the not so big.”
Long-time Administrator
Mallam Funtua was born in Funtua, Katsina State, and a pioneer
student of the Federal Training Centre, Kaduna.
The Minister of Water Resources in the defunct Second Republic,
established the Democrat Newspapers during the military era in
Nigeria.
Also, he was trained as an administrative officer at the
Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria as
well as an administrator at Manchester University in the UK.
The late Funtua worked as the Katsina Native Authority as an
Administrative Officer and later served in many ministries in the
defunct Northern Region
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