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Breaking: NPC National Chair, Aminu Yussuf, is Dead

Laleye Dipo in Minna The Chairman of the National Population Commission. Dr Aminu Yussuf, is dead Yussuf, an indigene of Niger state, died in Abuja early Friday after a brief

Dr Aminu Yussuf, the National Chair of the NPC (National Population Commission), has passed away at the age of 66 in Abuja, according to Principal Private Secretary Alhaji Mohammed Sulaiman. Yussuf, an indigene of Niger state, was recently appointed to his position by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Born in Wushishi town of Niger state, he had a notable political career, serving as local government chairman and State Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party.

His burial is scheduled to take place in Minna, the capital of Niger state, following Islamic funeral prayers at the Minna Central Mosque.

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