Speaker Abbas Tajudeen loses brother
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has lost his elder brother, Alhaji Aminu Pate, the Wamban Dawakin Zazzau.
Alhaji Pate died on Wednesday night at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika, Zaria, after a brief illness. He was buried on Thursday in Zaria, following funeral prayers at the Emir’s Palace in line with Islamic rites.
The burial drew hundreds of sympathisers, including the Emir of Zazzau, His Royal Highness Amb. Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli; former Kaduna State governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero; local government officials, members of the Zazzau Emirate Council, clerics, and traditional leaders.
In a condolence message, Speaker Abbas described his late brother as “a dependable brother, dedicated father, generous human being, and devout Muslim,” noting that his passing had created a huge vacuum in the Zazzau Emirate royal family.
Born in 1958 in Zaria, Alhaji Pate started his career as a teacher before joining the Kaduna State local government service in 1979. He rose to become Director of Personnel Management in 2000 and served in 18 of the state’s 23 local government areas. He also held positions as acting chairman of Soba Local Government, secretary of Jaba Local Government, and zonal secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) in 1985.
After retiring in 2012, he was conferred with the traditional title of Wamban Dawakin Zazzau in 2011 by the late Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, and later became District Head of Igabi.
He is survived by three wives, 27 children, and several grandchildren.
