A prince in Zazzau emirate and a royalty in the Sokoto Caliphate, who lived without a title but the grand commander of the order of the Niger (GCON); Alhaji Gidado Idris. He was once described by a journalist as the "numero uno" of Abacha's military government, when he served as Secretary to the Government of the Federation between 1995-1999. He is among the longest serving public servants in Nigeria, his career panned for full five decades, and in them, he served meritorious