Alhaji Dauda Birma, a former minister of education, has breathed his last.

The late Birma marked his 80th birthday in July 2020.

The news was broken by the deceased's son, Musa Dauda Birma, on his Facebook page.

He wrote:

“Innalillahi wa inna ilaihin rajiun, I lost a part of me that can never be replaced. May Allah forgive your sins and grant you janna.”
Dauda Birma: Powerful northern leader dies at 80

A former minister of education, Alhaji Dauda Birma, died on Tuesday, January 5. Source: Nigerian Tribune

According to the report, Birma who was also a presidential aspirant under the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) died in the early hours of Tuesday, January 5, at his home in Yola, the Adamawa state capital.

Speaking on his death, one of his associates, Alhaji Suleiman Yerima, said that he was with the deceased in the afternoon of Monday, January 4.Birma who was the Sarkin Gabas Adamawa and Waziri of Garkida was said to be hale and hearty on Monday, January 4.

Birma was born 1940 in Garkida, Gombi local government area of Adamawa state. He served in various capacities in the defunct northern region government.