Former Minister of Mines, Power and Steel, Bunu Sheriff Musa, is dead.
Bunu, an administrator and engineer who served as a minister under General Ibrahim Babangida regime died at the age of 74.
He also served as the Nigerian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France in 1998.
Bunu, who was born in Maiduguri, also served as the Chairman, Governing Council of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, from 2009 to 2012.
Confirming his death, the Secretary of Borno Elders’ Forum, Dr Bulama Gubio said, “We’re deeply pained by his departure. He was a good man. We were with him two days ago at the palace of Shehu of Borno and there was no inkling that his final days were near. Innalillahi Wa’Inna Ilaihi Rajiun.
“His death came shortly after that of another elder statesman Alhaji Tijjani Bolori. It’s a great loss to Borno and Nigeria. May Allah accept their souls and reward them with aljannah for the wonderful things they did.”