By Sam Kaye
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima today Monday Augus 25, joined Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum and other dignitaries, associates, and family members in performing the funeral rite of the Borno state commissioner of finance Alhaji Ahmed Ali Ahmed,.
Krestnews reports that the funeral prayer which was held at the family house of the late Commissioner was led by the Chief Imam of Borno, Imam Laisu Ibrahim.
Ahmed died in his sleep on Monday at his residence in Maiduguri at the age of 42, leaving behind two children, a wife, an aged mother, and many brothers and sisters
Until his death, he was Borno’s commissioner of finance and economic development.
He served with Zenith Bank plc for over 17 years, rising to the position of Deputy Manager before joining politics.
Dignitaries who attended the funeral ceremony include: the APC Deputy National Chairman, Ali Bukar Dalori; Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan; Members of the House of Representatives; Borno APC Chairman, Bello Ayuba; and Members of the Borno State House of Assembly.
The Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Umar Garbai Elkanemi, led other members of the Borno Emirate Council, comprising the Waziri of Borno, Mutawalle Shettima.
The funeral prayer was also attended by members of the Borno State Executive Council, led by the Secretary to the Borno State Government, Alhaji Bukar Tijani, members of the political class, and senior officials of the Borno State Government.
The State government lost another commissioner Ibrahim Idris last year to mysterious circumstances who was equally heading a big Ministry of Reconstruction Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RRR).