Former Secretary To Gen. Abacha's Government, Aminu Saleh Passes Away

Alhaji Aminu Saleh - a former Secretary to the Federal Government during late General Sanni Abacha’s military regime, is dead.

The 82-year old Nigerian administrator, former Finance Minister, and permanent secretary in the Nigerian ministry of Defense, reportedly died earlier today in Azare, Bauchi State.

He served in various capacities at both the state and the federal level. He served Obasanjo’s regime in the 1970s and Abacha’s as well.

He is also the owner of a Nigerian beverage known as “Brahma and Tandi Guarana” and a shareholder in various Nigeria-based industries.

Former Governor of Bauchi State, Malam Isa Yuguda has described the death of the elder statesman as a great loss to the country considering that his wealth of experience is needed at a critical time like the one the country is passing through now.

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