Tears as Sardauna’s daughter, Aisha, laid to rest

The remains of Hajiya Aisha, daughter of late Premier of the Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardaunan Sakkwato, have been laid to rest.

Hajiya Aisha, who was fondly called Hajiya A’i, died last Friday in Dubai after a protracted illness at the age of 76.

She was buried Thursday, amidst tears by relatives and sympathizers, at Hubbaren Shehu after a funeral prayer led by Liman Akwara.

The prayer was attended by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan; governors of Kano, Yobe and Sokoto states, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Mai Mala Buni and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.

Other dignitaries included Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari and Aliko Dangote among others.

The prayer took place around 3:30 pm at Masallacin Shehu.

She was the widow of the chairman of the defunct Northern Nigeria Housing Corporation and one of the members, who represented Sokoto Province at the House of Representatives in the 1960s, Alhaji Ahmad Danbaba, Marafan Sokoto.

Late Hajiya A’i was said to have never held any position, whether elective or appointed and had lived a low profile life.

She was the second of three daughters of the late premier.

A relative of the deceased, Isa Maude, described her as a pillar of their family.

“We really lost a pillar. A great wall has fallen,” he said.

She was survived by five children and a younger sister who is the last daughter of the late premier and wife of late Umaru Aliyu Shinkafi.

Among her children is the Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alhaji Hassan Danbaba, and the wife of Shehu Malami, Sarkin Sudan.