Oldest Kano Kingmaker and district Head of Dambatta Alhaji Mukhtar Adnan is Dead.
Alhaji Mukhtar Adnan was a district Head in Kano since 1953 and was among the Kingmakers that oversee the selection of 4 Kano Emirs for 58 Years from 1963 to 2020.
Late Alhaji Mukhtar Adnan held the title of Sarkin Bai of Kano a title he held since 1953 and was appointed by Emirs Sunusi 1.
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He was the district Head of Dambatta but after the fragmentation of Kano emirate by Governor Ganduje in May 2019 Mukhtar Adnan was stripped as District Head of Dambatta.
A close family source told NIGERIAN TRACKER that Late Sarkin Bai Mukhtar Adnan died at a Hospital in the early morning hours of Friday in the city of Kano.
Among his children is the vice president Islamic Development Bank Dr Mansur Mukhtar and Nigerias former Minister of finance