A reliable Report reaching Suanu's Blog has it that a former minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and outspoken Elder Statesman Ambassador Maitama Sule is dead.
He reportedly died in a Cairo Hospital, Egypt this morning according to a close family source.
Dr.Yusuf Maitama Sule is known as a Nigerian politician , acclaimed orator and diplomat . In 1976, he became the Federal Commissioner of public complaints, a position that made him the nation's pioneer ombudsman . In early 1979, he was a presidential candidate of the National Party of Nigeria but lost to Shehu Shagari. He was appointed Nigeria's representative to the United Nations after the coming of civilian rule in September 1979. While there he was chairman of the
United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid.
One of His popular quote is;
"Everyone has a gift from God. The Northerners are endowed by God with leadership qualities. The Yoruba man knows how to earn a living and has diplomatic qualities. The igbo man is gifted in trade, commerce, and technological innovation. God so created us equally with purpose and different gifts"
He was 70 years old.

Source: http://www.suanusblog.com/2017/07/alhaji-maitama-sule-passes-on.html?m=1

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Lord have Mercy. Rip Dan.

Lord have Mercy. Rip Dan. There goes a Nigerian.