Onuminya Innocent in SokotoVice President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday led a federal government delegation to Sokoto for the funeral of former Minister of Finance and Sardaunan Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji. Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji died on Thursday at a hospital in Abuja. They included the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, and the Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Rt. Tributes at the burial described Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji as a patriot, administrator and bridge builder. Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji served as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in the 1990s.