The Executive Chairman of Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi state, Hon. Zayyanu Muhammad has passed on.
This was revealed in a statement by the Spokesperson for Kebbi State Governor, Ahmed Idris, on Thursday.
Idris stated that Bello died after a protracted illness.
The late council chairman passed away in the early hours of Thursday at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto, according to the statement.
“It is with great sadness that I announce the death of Hon. Zayyanu Muhammad Bello, Executive Chairman of Maiyama Local Government.
“He died early this morning at UDUTH Sokoto after a protracted illness,” the statement read.
It added that the government would provide information about his burial preparations to the public in due course.
