A close ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, Isa Funtua, is dead.
The Nation gathered he died of heart-related disease on Monday.
Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, confirmed his death.
He tweeted: ”Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un! Just heard about Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua’s sudden death. This life! May Allah accept his soul, forgive his shortcomings and grant him Jannah al-Firdaus.”
He was life patron of Newspaper’s Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) and chairman of Bulet Construction company. He will be buried according to Islamic rites on Tuesday.
Funtua, an ally of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, was born in Funtua, Katsina State. He was a pioneer student of the Federal Training Centre Kaduna.
He trained as an administrative officer at the Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria and as an administrator at the Manchester University in the UK.
