high profile deaths in The north: Zamfara state lost two Secretaries in a week

high profile deaths in The north: Zamfara state loses two perm Secretaries in a week

Zamfara State Government has lost two of its permanent secretaries following brief illnesses .

The permanent secretaries are Alhaji Yawale Dango of the Office of the Head of Service and Alhaji Ahmed Sale , Ministry of Housing and Urban Development .

While Sale died on Tuesday , Dango passed on last Wednesday .

The deceased have been buried according to Islamic rites , The PUNCH reports .

In condolence messages on behalf of Governor Matawalle , the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity , Alhaji Zailani Baffa , prayed to Allah ( God ) “ to grant the deceased the most exalted paradise and give their families the fortitude to bear the loss ” .

Matawalle described the deceased as “ hardworking and committed gentlemen who dedicated themselves to the services of their dear state ” .