Ishaya Mark Aku
Ishaya Mark Aku | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Sports | |
| In office February 2001 – May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Sango Damishi |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Akiga |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 4 May 2002 |
Ishaya Mark Aku (died 4 May 2002) was a Nigerian Minister of Sports in the first cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He died in a plane crash in Northern Nigeria.
Background
Aku was born in Bassa local government area of Plateau State to the late paramount ruler of the Rukuba chiefdom and qualified as a water engineer. He entered the Plateau State civil service, where he held various positions, and was a permanent secretary when appointed Sports Minister. His predecessor as Sports Minister, Damishi Sango, was his kinsman.[1]
Sports Minister
Aku was appointed Sports Minister in February 2001.[2] He reorganized the
Death
On 4 May 2002, Aku was among 70 passengers on board an airliner that crashed minutes after take-off in Kano. The plane went into a nose dive shortly after take-off and plowed into built-up area, killing many people on the ground.[4] Total dead were over 148.[5] Aku was on his way from Jos to Lagos to watch a friendly match between the Nigerian and Kenyan national teams.[6]
References
- ^ a b Constance Ikokwu and Uzor Odigbo (2002-05-05). "The Man, Aku". ThisDay. Archived from the original on November 26, 2005. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ "THE MINISTERS AND THEIR PORTFOLIOS". Online Nigeria. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ Patrick Omorodion (Apr 16, 2010). "Sports development: How Bio can benefit from Ekeji". Vanguard. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ "Plane crashes in northern Nigeria". BBC News. 4 May 2002. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ Bootie Cosgrove-Mather (May 6, 2002). "Anger At Nigerian Crash Site". CBC News. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ Ausbeth Ajagu (2002-05-11). "The Ishaya Mark Aku I Knew". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
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