Former Minister of Public Affairs Yakubu Lame dies aged 66

Former Minister of Police Affairs, Dr Ibrahim Yakubu Lame has passed away at aged 66.

Lame, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and governorship aspirant in Bauchi state died at a private hospital in Abuja on Saturday night.

Dr. Lame was a former Senator from Bauchi south, Special Adviser on Drugs and Financial Crimes during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime, and a Bauchi APC gubernatorial aspirant in 2019.

The late politician, who held the traditional title of Santurakin Bauchi, served as Minister of Police Affairs during Umaru Yar’Adua Presidency.