Again, Tambuwal Bereaved As Commissioner for Land, Housing Dies

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A few days after losing his uncle, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal is again bereaved over the demise of the State’s Commissioner for Land and Housing, Surajo Gatawa.

According to reports Gatawa died on Sunday night and had since been buried according to Islamic rites at his residence at Sama Road, opposite “Babban Tanki” Sokoto.Tambuwal

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He first served as Commissioner of Science and Technology but was redeployed to the Ministry of Lands and Housing.

Meanwhile, relatives, friends, and associates of Gatawa have all began to send their condolence on the popular social network site, Twitter.

The late Sokoto Commissioner was among the 26 commissioners Tambuwal appointed in November 2018.

Recall that Haruna Usman, the governor’s uncle, died on Thursday.

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