Former Commissioner of Budget and Planning, and later Women Affairs, during the first tenure of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Barrister Zubaida Damakka Abubakar, has passed away.
In an interview with a close aide of the former commissioner, Abubakar Aminu Ibrahim told NIGERIAN TRACKER that Barrister Zubaida died today in Abuja after a brief illness.
The former commissioner was over 45 years old and is survived by three children and a husband.
Her funeral prayer will take place in Kano on Sunday at 9 AM.