BEVERLY HILLS, January 17, (THEWILL) – Former Minister of State for Finance, Senator Jubril Martins-Kuye, popularly known as JMK, has died on Sunday. He was 78.
The former Senator, who also served twice as a federal minister, died in Lagos.
Senator Lekan Mustapha, representing Ogun East Senatorial District, confirmed his death, saying “The death of JMK is a big blow to us, he was not just a Mentor, he was a pathfinder”
Martins-Kuye, who hailed from Ago-Iwoye, was trained as a chartered accountant, practicing for several years in Lagos and overseas before moving to politics where he brought his conservative principles to bear.
Kuye was first elected to the Nigerian Senate in the truncated 3rd Republic. When democracy returned in 1999, he ran unsuccessfully for governor as Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate against Olusegun Osoba in Ogun State.
He was subsequently appointed Miinister of State for Finance by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, remaining in the cabinet until 2003.
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