Idris, who hailed from Zaria in Kaduna State, was appointed SGF in 1993 and he retired in 1999 after a civil service career that started before Nigeria’s independence. President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of former Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) Malam Gidado Idris, as a big loss to the nation.The former SGF died on Friday, December 15, 2017, in Abuja at the age of 82 after a brief illness.Idris, who hailed from Zaria in Kaduna State, was appointed SGF in 1993 and he retired in 1999 after a civil service career that started before Nigeria’s independence.The President, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja on Saturday, December 16, expressed sadness at the passing on of the octogenarian.He said “being a highly experienced and quintessential technocrat who traversed the different stages of the political evolution of the country, Gidado’s wise counsel will surely be missed.
