Breaking news: Gen Tanko Ayuba is dead
Former Communications Minister, Major General Abubakar Tanko Ayuba ((rtd) is dead. The Senator representing Kebbi South constituency, in 2007, died Wednesday afternoon at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Lagos, of an undisclosed ailment at the age 70. Details of his death were sketchy at press time, but Vanguard gathered from sources at the hospital that prior to death, Ayuba had been on admission at a private ward for about two months.Ayuba attended the Nigerian Military
School and Nigerian Defence Academy. He was commissioned second lieutenant,
Signals Corps, 1967; Second-in-command, Signals Regiment, 1967; Adjutant, 2
Signals Regiment, 1970; Company commander, 1971; Brigade major, 1972;
Commanding Officer, 1973; Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Signals in 1978.
He was Commanding officer, 2 Signals Regiment, 1979; Commander, 1979-80,
Commander, Signals Brigade, 1980-81; Commander, Army Headquarters, Signals
Group, 1981-84 and Commander, Corps of Signals, 1984-85.
He was appointed
member, Armed Forces Ruling Council, 1985; minister of Communications, 1985-87,
promoted colonel, 1986, director of Manning, Army Head quarters, Lagos, 1988-90
and was appointed military governor of Kaduna State, 1990. In April 2007, he
was elected Senator for the Kebbi South constituency on the platform of the
People’s Democratic Party, PDP. He also served on the Committees on Science
& Technology, Police Affairs, Navy, National Planning, Integration and
Cooperation, Defence & Army and Communication.
In September 2008, he was
awarded the prestigious Nelson Mandela Gold Award for his excellent leadership
and contributions to society.May his soul rest in peace!
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