UniIorin Pro-Chancellor Abidu Yazid Dies At 79

Date: 2022-09-23

The chairman, Governing Council and Pro-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Alhaji Abidu Yazid, has died aged 79.

The Katsina-born economist, who lived in Kaduna, died in Abuja after a brief illness in the early hours of Thursday.

He was buried in his hometown of Katsina on the same day in accordance with Islamic rites.

Hundreds of mourners attended his funeral prayer led by the Katsina Central Mosque Chief Imam, Malam Liman Musdafa, which took place at Rafindadi Quarters of Katsina metropolis at 5pm. He was buried at Danmarina cemetery at 5:30pm. In his condolence message shortly after the funeral prayer, the fifth Waziri of Katsina, Prof. Sani Abubakar Lugga, described the deceased as a great citizen of Katsina and Nigeria who served the country diligently. A childhood friend of the deceased, Malam Sani Balarabe Saulawa, also described him as a very nice man who had no enemies.

One of his family members, Malam Shafi'i Zayyad Rafindadi, said the late Abidu Yazid was a rare gem, adding that the family had lost a role model.

“He was born in 1943 to Malam Muhammadu Yazid. His grandfather was Wazirin Katsina Malam Muhammad Zayyan.

“To us, as a family, he was a role model. He always told us that Hamza Zayyad was his role model, and we, the younger ones, regarded him as our role model.

“He is survived by three wives and children. A very rare gem, a simple and humble gentleman,” Shafi'i said.

Late Abidu Yazid attended Rafindadi Primary School and Provincial Secondary School Katsina. No one has beaten his record up to today in Katsina at the present Dikko College Katsina, which was previously known as Provincial Secondary School Katsina. From there, he went to Kings College, Lagos, where he and the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, were classmates. From Kings College, he proceeded to the London School of Economics, where he had his BSc and Master's degrees in Economics. He came back to Nigeria and his first place of work was the Ministry of Economic Planning in the then North Central State and then later in Kaduna State. Malam Abidu Yazid singlehandedly prepared the North Central State's economic development plan during Yakubu Gowon's administration.

He rose to be the permanent secretary, Cabinet Office, until 1979, when there was a transition to civil rule. The then governor, Balarabe Musa, appointed him Secretary to the Kaduna State Government and Head of Service until he left in 1981.

Together with a cousin, the late Wazirin Katsina Muhammad Zayyad, they formed an investment company in Kaduna. He had turned down many government appointments, but in 2021, he was appointed the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, the post he held until his death.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bello Oyebanji     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Bahago     Omar Gambari     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Forgo Battery Company Limited     HICA     Olatunji Ibrahim     Tunde Kazeem     Adisa Logun     Abubakar Suleiman     Okala Baba     Nupe     Saheed Akinwumi     Ajase-Ipo     James Kolo     Usman Yunusa     Memunat Monsuma     GANZY     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Mohammed Halidu     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     John Dara     Abdulkareem Alabi     Abubakar Usman Jos     Tosho Yaqub     Amosa     Talaka Parapo     Mohammed Lawal     Sardauna     Akanbi-Oke     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Sai Kayi     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Ebola     Sodiya     Balogun Gambari     Omupo     Odolaye Aremu     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Omoniyi     Tafida Of Kaiama     John Olobayo     Al-Hikmah Radio     Ilorin International Airport     Amuda Bembe     Saka Onimago     Kayode Issa     Alapansapa     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Moshood Bakare     Yahaya Muhammad     Na\'Allah     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Afetu Of Alabe     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Sulaiman Gado     Inside Kwara     Kayode Ibrahim     BECE     Baba Issa Awoye     Umar Adelodun     Olaosebikan     Abraysports FC     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Dogara     Isaac Gbenle     Ekweremadu     Sam Onile    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ibrahim Abiodun     Oke Sunna     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     07039448763     Shao     Kabir Shagaya     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Lawan     Bond     Awili Pedro     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Abubakar Lah     Principal Private Secretary     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Ibrahim Oniye     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Ilorin Emirate     Alanamu     Kanu Agabi     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Maryam Nurudeen     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Christopher Ayeni     Bisi Kristien     Gabriel Fashanu     Tafida Of Kaiama     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     NSCIA     Memunat Monsuma     Lotus Bank     Idi-Ape     Saheed Akinwumi     Moshood Mustapha     Post Utme     Adisa Logun     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Hassanat Bello     Olosi Of Osi     Bukola Ajikobi     Gbenga Awoyale     Isiaka Gold     TESCOM     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Osinbajo     Oke-Ero     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Nagode     Idris Amosa Saidu     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Kwara Volleyball Association     N-Power     Adeleke Ogungbe     Abdulhakeem Amao     Sarah Alade     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Olokoba Sulyman     CUTI     UITH     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Oloriegbe     Ibraheem Abdullateef     NULGE     Moremi High School     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Firdaos Amasa     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Sheikh Alimi     Saliu Tunde Bello     Senate Presidency