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Maccido. As Sultan, Dasuki tried to endear himself to the Sokoto populace. He built 10 Quaranic schools in 1990 and established an adult literacy class. He also spearheaded the building of the Abuja
National Mosque among others. Dasuki also tried to unite the Muslims through the reorganization of Jama'atu Nasril Islam and the
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on a sponsorship from Sokoto Native
Authority. After finishing high school in 1943, he worked as a clerk in the treasury office of the Sokoto Native Authority as it was the tradition in Northern Nigeria for grant recipients to work for their sponsors, their respective Native Authorities. However, in
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and then taken to
Jalingo where he was placed in exile. Muazu gave some reasons for the banishment, such as that Dasuki was too modern and independent minded, ignoring government directives and traveling outside his domain without approval or notice from the government. However, some believe he was
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can encourage rural development. One of the major recommendations of the committee was the establishment of a national local government commission. However, the idea was rejected by the government. Dasuki was also an influential figure in the 1988 Constituent
Assembly, he was a nominated member of
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and also his business partner. Aliyu died in 1992 and
Ibrahim Dasuki handled his estate affairs according to Islamic injunctions requested Abacha to tender evidence after his death for payment of any claims. Abacha was not comfortable with this and subsequently became very hostile towards Dasuki.
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and the choice of the Sokoto
Kingmakers On 6 December 1988, he was announced as the new Sultan to the dismay of some in Sokoto. The announcement led to five days of rioting in which 10 people died. He was considered a modernist against the wishes of some who wanted the traditionalist candidate,
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In 1984, he was appointed chairman for 15 years of the
Committee for the Review of Local Government Administration in Nigeria. The government was tasked with the objective of recommending ideas on how to curb the machinations of state governments in local government affairs and how
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Dasuki died on Monday 14 November 2016 at the
Turkish Hospital in Abuja, after a protracted illness. He was survived by his wives and children, prominent amongst them Col. Sambo Dasuki, who later became National Security Adviser(NSA) to former President Jonathan.
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to work as resident in Jos. He later became the permanent secretary in the regional
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organization involved with marketing the export of groundnut and in the distribution of seeds and chemicals. From 1967 to 1977, he was director and later chairman of the
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From 1965 until he became the Sultan, Dasuki was a very busy businessman. In 1966, he was chairman of the influential Northern Nigeria Produce Marketing Board, a
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deposed because of personal issues between him and General Sani Abacha. Dasuki's son in law, Aliyu Dasuki was a classmate of
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