Wamakko mourns Arzika Tureta, says death is shocking
The death of the incumbent Sokoto State Commissioner for Agriculture, Muhammadu Arzika Tureta, has been described as shocking and saddening by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko.
In a statement signed, by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Bashir Rabe Mani, Wamakko, a former Governor of Sokoto State recalled that, the deceased had diligently served as a Commissioner of Education , Water Resources and Agriculture, under his administration.
Mr. Wamakko said, the deceased had made tremendous contributions to the educational, agricultural and socioeconomic development of the state.