Alhaji Shettima Ali Monguno a former Minister of Mines, Power and Petroleum, is dead.
According to PMNews, this was revealed to the press by the Borno State Government who said that the former Minister died on Friday in Maiduguri and would be buried today in his residence.
“It is with a deep sense of loss and profound sadness that we announce, on behalf of His Excellency the Executive Governor of Borno State and the Borno State Government, the passage of our father and distinguished Statesman, Alhaji (Dr.) Shettima Ali Monguno,” the statement read.
Ali Monguno attended the following schools: Monguno primary school, Teacher’s College Bauchi and Katsina, College of Arts, Science and Technology Zaria, Moray House college of Education, before proceeding to the University of Edinburgh.
Between 1965 and 1966, he served in the First Republic as Minister of Air Force and Internal Affairs. Also, he was made a Federal Commissioner for Trade and Industries in 1966; a Minister for Mines and Power in 1971; and Petroleum and Energy Minister from 1972 to 1975.
Ali Monguno became the President of OPEC in 1972, before stepping down in 1973.
He was 80.