Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III (1938 – 30 October 2015) was a Nigerian traditional ruler and politician. He became

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of the

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, a

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located in

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, on 26 February 2002, following the overthrow of his predecessor, Alhaji Isiaku Musa Jikantoro. He served as Emir until his death on 30 October 2015.

Life

Dantoro was born in 1938, the youngest of three children born to his parents, his hometown is

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. He was active in the military administrations of Kwara State during

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'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

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in 1983 during the administration of

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. However, his appointment as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory was abruptly ended by the Nigerian coup d'état in December 1983. Dantoro also served as a

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in 1992 as a member of the

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, a former political party. Emir Haliru Dantoro died at a hospital in

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following a brief illness on 30 October 2015, at the age of 77.

References

1938 births 2015 deaths Emirs of Borgu Nigerian traditional rulers Members of the Senate (Nigeria) Government ministers of Nigeria People from Niger State {{Africa-royal-stub