Buhari’s top ally is dead (PHOTOS)

<p><strong>An ally of <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">President Muhammadu Buhari<&sol;a>&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Alhaji Zakar Salisu Hadejia<&sol;a> is dead&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Hadejia died on Friday at the Aminu Kano Teaching hospital&comma; in Kano State after a brief illness&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He was a strong ally and loyalist of the president and was a deputy gubernatorial candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change in Jigawa in 2011&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He was also the commissioner of commerce in Jigawa state&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;15939" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-15939" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-15939" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;Salisu-Zakar-Cigarin-Hadejia-300x245&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"245" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-15939" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Alhaji Zakar Salisu Hadejia<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>While mourning the deceased&comma;  Buhari described him as a politician who understood the nuances of grassroots mobilisation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;2023-peter-obi-will-make-a-better-president-than-atiku-keyamo&sol;">2023 Presidency&colon; Peter Obi Is Better&comma; More Experienced&&num;8230&semi;&period;&period; &&num;8211&semi; Keyamo<&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He left a legacy of versatile work&period; He was a towering grassroots politician&period; He dedicated his life to making his community and the nation better&period; May Allah accept his soul and grant those he left behind the fortitude to bear the loss&comma;’’<&sol;strong><&sol;em> Buhari said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;