Salisu Zakar, Commissioner for Commerce and Industry in Jigawa state, has died after a brief illness at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, in Kano State.
Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwalu Danladi Sankara, who confirmed his death, said he died at the age of 60
He said, “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of a member of the Jigawa State Executive Council, Salisu Zakar, the Commissioner of Commerce and Industry.
Before his death, Salisu Zakar served Jigawa State in different capacities, from the civil service, he rose to be appointed as the State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB) Chairman, and later the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry.