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The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, CFR, has expressed sadness over the death of Sagi Nupe, Hajiya Aishetu Ndayako Makama, describing her demise as a great loss to her family, the Bida Emirate, Niger State and the country at large.
Abubakar, who is also the chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, expressed his condolences in a message on Saturday.
He described the deceased as a woman who lived an accomplished and fulfilled life, noting that her contributions to the unity and development of the emirate would be remembered.
Hajiya Aishetu Makama, who died on Saturday at the age of 87, was a daughter of the late Etsu Nupe, Muhammadu Bakudu, the ninth Etsu Nupe.
She was the first wife of the late Alhaji Abubakar Daniyan, who was the eldest son of the late Aliyu Makama Bida.
The royal father described the deceased as a committed technocrat, a patriotic woman and a detribalised Nigerian who placed the unity of the Bida Emirate above ethnic, political and religious differences.
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