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Ex-SGF Adamu Fika Dies Aged 90

Ex-SGF Adamu Fika has died at age 90.

Glamtush reports that a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Malam Adamu Fika (Wazirin Fika), is dead. He was 90.

He was said to have died on Tuesday night while being flown back home from the United Kingdom, where he went for medical treatment. The aircraft landed in Kaduna State

The Acting Secretary, Fika Emirate Council, Potiskum, Alhaji Ali Gimba Fika, said the former SGF would be buried at the Sultan Bello, Kaduna around 4 pm Wednesday.
“Burial is Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna, Kaduna state, immediately after Asar prayers (around 4:00 pm),” he said.

Late Malam Adamu Fika, who was born in Fika, present-day Yobe State in 1933, had an illustrious civil service career. He later served as the Pro-chancellor and chairman of the governing council of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria.

He was also the chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF).

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