{NEWS} : Sokoto state Government loses top official

Members of the Sokoto state government mourn the death of one of their colleagues, Aliyu Bala Sokoto on Saturday July, 29. The officials of the Sokoto state government, lamented that the day marks one the worst days as the administration of Governor Waziri Tambuwal reportedly lost an official, Aliyu Bala Sokoto. The late Bala Sokoto was the managing director of the Sokoto Investment Company until his sudden death. The incident was announced by the Imam Imam, the spokesperson to Governor Tambuwal. He did not state the age of the deceased. 

He had worked in banks and other financial institutions and came on board with the intention to make impact. “While talking to him, what strikes you most about him was his humility. In dealing with him, his honesty and integrity shines through at all times,” Imam said. The governor’s spokesperson added that while alive, Sokoto attracted investments worth more than $500 million to the state in less than one year.