ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has mourned the death of a former Minister of State for Health, Chief Gabriel Aduku.
Aduku died at the age of 80 years.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, spoke on behalf of the FEC in a statement.
Akume mourned the passing of the renowned architect on Tuesday in a statement issued by the Director Information in his office, Segun Imohiosen.
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The late Aduku was appointed Minister of State for Health during the administration of the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, where he played an important role in driving policies that have impacted positively in the health sector of the country.
He described Aduku as a man with a “midas touch” whose sway as the Chairman, Revenue Allocation Committee of the National Constitutional Conference birthed the 13 per cent derivation formula, which was embedded in the 1999 constitution of Nigeria.
The SGF further said that the late Aduku was a true embodiment of a politician, a masterful architect, whose unwavering commitment contributed immensely to the eradication of quackery in the architectural field through effective monitoring.
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Eagles Online reported that Aduku recorded all the achievements during his tenure as the President of the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria.
The SGF commiserate with the Government and people of Kogi State and his immediate family and prayed to God to grant the soul of the departed eternal repose.