The Emir of Ningi in Bauchi State, Alhaji Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya, has died, after spending 46 years on the throne.
Emir Danyaya, aged 88, died on Sunday morning at the Expert Alliance Hospital, Kano, two days after returning from a medical trip to Saudi Arabia.
A statement by Usman Sule, Secretary of Ningi Emirate Council, said the funeral prayer for the deceased will be held by 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Emir’s Palace in Ningi.
The Emir who ascended the throne in 1978 holds a diploma in public administration from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Before becoming Emir, he had a distinguished working record during the Native Authority (NA) period, starting as a dispenser at Nasaru Dispensary, Ningi.
He was a member of the Ningi Emirate Council from 1956 to 1960, counsellor for Medical and Health Department from 1958 to 1959 and member of the
Ningi NA Outer Council between 1954 and 1956.
Ningi is among the six emirates in Bauchi State.
The others are Bauchi, Katagum, Misau, Jama’are, and Dass.