A statement by the Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications of the conference, Mr. Akpandem James said Alkali died in his residence in Maiduguri on Friday night at the age of 68. A Professor of History and two-term Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri (1985 – 1992), the late Alkali was Director General of
the Nigeria Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) and Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee under the administration of General Sani Abacha.
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