Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar has mourned the dead of former President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Usman Aliyu Shagari who died Friday evening.
The governor in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Ali M. Ali described the dead of the former president as a great loss to the entire nation.
“The Bauchi State Government received with shock the news of the death of elder statesman and first Executive President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari at the ripe of 93.
“He will be remembered for several reasons.Chief among them was his big forgiving heart and tolerance.He was an unqualified democrat and lived by the tenets of his religion.A modest man.As a politician, he was even more modest giving more than he received.
“With his passage, a data bank of statecraft is Gone and a big void created that may be difficult to fill.We take solace in the Quranic pledge that ‘every soul shall taste death’.We pray to Almighty Allah to grant his family and indeed all citizens of our great country,the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss.May Allah grant him eternal rest and Aljannah fid dausi,his final abode,” the statement reads.
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