Reopen: Aminu Dantata dies @ 94
The Kano-born business magnate, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata has died at the age of 94.
A family source said that Dantata died after an illness in the early hours of Saturday in Kano.
The source told newsmen that the elder statesman woud be buried on Saturday, after a funeral prayer at Umar Bin Khattab Mosque, Dangi by 2: 00 p.m.
Dantata was born on May 19, 1931, and was versed in investment, particularly in the finance, real estate and petroleum sectors.
A renowned philanthropist, Dantata spent fortunes on education, emancipation, skills acquisition and economic empowerment of the youth.
His disposition to ensuring peace and harmony among businessmen and politicians in Kano and Nigeria remained unparalleled.
Dantata also contributed his quota to public service as he served in the Kano State Government as a Commissioner during the then military regime of Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Audu Bako.
He was also a member of the Constitution Drafting Committee that prepared Nigeria’s 1979 Constitution.
Dantata was also known to have contributed immensely to the growth of Islam.
