Biographical overview
Government appointed him Ministerof State for Economic Planning in which position he served from 1960 to 1961 when he returned home after losing ekction to a rival party. But his name had already been written in Gold. He was the Ministerof Economic Planning when the blueprintfor the economic developmentof the former Northern Region was worked out which kd to the formation of one of the biggest conglomerates in Africa. The Northern Nigeria Marketing Board. Heparticipatedfully in the political enlightenment programme of the Northern Region which aimed at encouraging Northerners to educate their children tojoin the Nigerian Army, the Police andthe CivilService. He participated actively in the struggkfor Independence. As memberof the House of Representatives Business Committee, he took part in the Conferencefor the drawing up the Economic Programme from Nigeria at Ibadn University in 1955. He diedinApril 1997asa Senior Councillor to theAttahof Igala.
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