The Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly in the second republic Abdullahi Karaye is dead.
Late Karaye died on Monday at the age 96, a statement issued by the Public Relation Officer of Karaye Emirate, Malam Haruna Gunduwa, revealed.
According to the statement, the deceased died after an illness.
The late speaker has since been buried according to Islamic rites.
Late Karaye was the Speaker of Kano House of Assembly from 1979 to 1983.