By Ismail Auwal
Sani Dangote, the younger sibling of Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, who died recently at a US hospital is expected to be buried today in Kano.
Sani died on Sunday at the age of 61 after battling colon cancer according to reports.
Before his death, Sani Dangote was the Group Vice President of Dangote Industries Limited and Deputy Chairman of the African Gum Arabic Producers Association (AGAPA), and a two-time President of the Lagos Polo Club.
He was also a member of several chambers of commerce, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Shipping of Nigeria (CISN) and President of the Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association (FERSAN), as well as the owner of Dansa Foods Limited, Dansa Energy, Sagas Energy Limited, Bulk Pack Services Limited, Dansa Agro Allied Limited and Dangote Farms Limited.
President Muhammadu Buhari, Dr. Abdullahi Umar of Kano State, and other national figures and leaders has commiserated with the family over the death of Dangote
Sani is survived by his aged mother, wife, eight children, and siblings.
