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Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria.
FCT, Abuja - Sheikh Essam Fayez Makarem, a philanthropist and founder of Moukarim Metalwood Factory Limited, Kano state, is reportedly dead.
Details of the industrialist's death are still sketchy, but a former federal lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the national assembly, Shehu Sani, disclosed the update on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, via a social media post.
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Sani wrote on his verified X (formerly known as Twitter) page:
"Essam Faiz Moukarim; Essam was a proud Lebanese/Nigerian and a foremost industrialist. A pacesetter, a compassionate humanitarian and a visionary whose innovations transformed our local production lines and landscape. His death is a great loss to the country.PAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” block on the home page and enjoy!
"May his gentle soul rest in peace. My condolences to his family and the good Lebanese community in Nigeria."Legit.ng reports that Makarem, a Lebanese, was born and spent much of his life in Nigeria where he established several successful businesses including Moukarim Metalwood Factory Limited, a furniture-manufacturing company (founded in 1959); Mouka Limited, a foam-manufacturing outfit; and Nigeria Gas and Steel Limited., which produces steel pipes and sheets, wires and nails.
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