Haliru Dantoro

Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III (1938 – October 30, 2015) was a Nigerian traditional ruler and politician. Dantoro became Emir of the Borgu, a Nigerian traditional state located in Niger State, on February 26, 2002, following the overthrown of his predecessor, Alhaji Isiaku Musa Jikantoro.[1] Dantoro served as Emir until his death on October 28, 2015.[1]

Life

Dantoro was born in 1938, the youngest of three children born to his parents,[2] his hometown is New Bussa. He was active in the military administrations of Kwara State during Yakubu Gowon's government. Dantoro was a commissioner for Agriculture for a year and half and served briefly as Finance Commissioner for six months, thereafter he was posted as Commissioner of Trade until the 1975 July 29 coup that ushered in a new government. The next administration appointed him head of the board of The Herald, the state sponsored daily newspaper. In 1976, Dantoro was appointed chairman of the Niger River Basin Authority, a body to help farmers in Kwara, Niger and Kaduna States.

During the Second republic, he was a deputy chairman of Kwara State NPN, he also briefly served as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory in 1983 during the administration of President Shehu Shagari.[2] However, his appointment as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory was abruptly ended by the Nigerian coup d'état in December 1983.[2]

Dantoro also served as a Senator in 1992 as a member of the National Republican Convention, a former political party.[1]

Emir Haliru Dantoro died at a hospital in Germany following a brief illness on October 30, 2015, at the age of 77.[1]

References

1. Lere, Mohammed (2015-10-31). "Emir of Borgu, Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III, is dead". The Nation (Nigeria). Retrieved 2015-11-26.
2. Lere, Mohammed (2015-10-25). "Haliru Dantoro, Kitoro III (1938 – 2015)". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2015-11-26.