Permanent Secretary To Ironsi, Gowon, Dies at 92

                          

Hamzat Ahmadu  a veteran diplomat and former permanent secretary to General Gowon and Aguiyi Ironsi has died at the age of 92.
According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant, Media to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, Imam Imam, Ahmadu, who held the traditional title of Walin Sokotod, died at a private hospital in Lagos on Sunday, aged 92

An accomplished diplomat and technocrat, the deceased served as Personal Secretary to two Nigerian military leaders, Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi and Gen. Yakubu Gowon
He had also served as Nigeria’s Ambassador to U.S., Germany, France and the former Soviet Union (USSR).
The funeral prayer for the deceased will be performed on Monday at 10.00 a.m. in Sokoto.